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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 controversially include in the list of War dead one Sunday?

2. What do we find out eventually happened to the boy who Chips noticed as being upset in Chapter 10?

3. Why did Chips love the summer months?

4. How does Chips describe the Edwardian decade which followed Queen Victoria's death?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Chips and Headmaster Ralston argue about in Chapter 11?

2. In Chapter 16, how do the new boys at Brookfield react to Mr. Chips? What does that say about him?

3. Where did Ralston go after resigning from Brookfield? Who replaced him?

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

5. In Chapter 16, what does Chips feel while reflecting on the years of World War I?

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

7. When did Chips arrive at the decision to retire?

8. What did Chips say to his students in his farewell speech?

9. What troubled a student named Grayson in Chapter 10?

10. What happened after Headmaster Meldrum died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the relationship between Chips and Katherine. What ups and downs did they experience during their relationship? Were they well-suited for one another? Why or why not? How did Katherine influence Chips? How did Katherine's death affect Mr. Chips?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the duties and responsibilities of Chips' job. Did Chips enjoy his job? Why or why not? Which aspects of his job did he especially like and dislike? In your opinion, was he well suited for the job?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the theme of the passage of time. How does Hilton illustrate the passage of time in the novel? How does Chips' career change over time?

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