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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Chips go on holiday with in Chapter 4?

2. What did the headmaster advise Mr. Chips to be at the school?

3. How did Katherine think that she would feel living at Brookfield?

4. Which of the following does Chips NOT have within his memories of his surroundings of the night before his wedding?

5. Chips eventually realized that the letters were related to which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Chips and Katherine form a close relationship?

2. In Chapter 7, what does Chips ponder about the school's history?

3. What does Brookfield's description as a second-rank school mean?

4. Why did Chips give up his original dream for his career?

5. Who is Mrs. Wickett? What does Dr. Merivale tell her about Chips' health?

6. How did Chips feel about his life in Chapter 4? In Chapter 4, Chips is 48- years-old, and is pleased with his life. He feels content and confident; and his career is going well because he has just been named house master.

7. What does Katherine say to Chips on the evening before their wedding?

8. In Chapter 8, what does Chips find on his classroom desk?

9. How did Chips think of the "New Woman" of the '90's; and what was his ideal type of woman?

10. In Chapter 6, who returns to visit with Chips; and what news does Chips share with his visitor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is contrast? What are some examples of contrast in the novel? How does Hilton illustrate those contrasts?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the death motif in the novel, "Good-bye, Mr. Chips". Who dies in the novel? How was Chips affected by those deaths? How do those deaths affect the tone of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the character, Mr. Chips. What are his defining character traits? What struggles and obstacles does he face throughout the novel? What does the reader learn about his background, career, and family life?

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