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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which workers went on strike in Chapter 10?
(a) Healthcare workers.
(b) Miners.
(c) Metal workers.
(d) Railway workers.

2. In Chapter 12, which school term did Chips miss due to his illness?
(a) The Summer term.
(b) The Winter term.
(c) The Fall term.
(d) The Spring term.

3. Why did Ralston leave Brookfield?
(a) Because he was fired.
(b) To better himself.
(c) To take care of his sick father.
(d) Because he fell ill.

4. What reputation had Chips earned by Chapter 16?
(a) A jester.
(b) A stick-in-the-mud.
(c) A party animal.
(d) A task master.

5. How did Chips deal with tense situations at the school?
(a) By doling out punishments.
(b) By referring them to Chatteris to handle.
(c) By ignoring them.
(d) By poking fun at them.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, who is the student who Chips notices as being upset?

2. Under Ralston's leadership, what kind of students populated Brookfield the most?

3. What did Chips say about the man who delivered a speech in his honor upon his retirement?

4. What was characteristic of the farewell speech that Chips gave on his retirement?

5. How does Ralston describe Chips' appearance in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chips still have memorized in Chapter 9?

2. In Chapter 14, what did Mr. Chips do that some people found inappropriate?

3. Who was Sir John Rivers, and what message did he take to Chips in Chapter 11?

4. What relationship proved to be somewhat controversial for Chips in Chapter 10?

5. What happened after Headmaster Meldrum died?

6. Which dignitary does Chips remember visiting the school? How did Chips feel about that person?

7. What did Chips do in his retirement? What was a topic of conversation at many dinners that Chips attended?

8. What financial arrangements does Chips make in Chapter 16?

9. What happened when Chatteris fell ill in the winter of 1917?

10. In Chapter 13, what would Chips sit and listen to every Saturday night?

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