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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. What was characteristic of the farewell speech that Chips gave on his retirement?
2. In Chapter 10, why is the student who Chips asked to stay behind upset?
3. What did everyone notice about Chips after Katherine's death?
4. Someone in Chapter 9 states that Chips 'gets away with' which of the following?
5. What illness forced Chips to leave the school for a while?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Chips do when he led a class during a bombing?
2. When did Chips arrive at the decision to retire?
3. In Chapter 11, what changes was Ralston trying to incorporate into Brookfield school?
4. Which dignitary does Chips remember visiting the school? How did Chips feel about that person?
5. In Chapter 16, how do the new boys at Brookfield react to Mr. Chips? What does that say about him?
6. What did everyone seem to accept about Chips following Katherine's death?
7. What did Chips do in his retirement? What was a topic of conversation at many dinners that Chips attended?
8. In Chapter 16, what does Chips feel while reflecting on the years of World War I?
9. In Chapter 16, what does Chips note that he enjoys doing in winter and summer?
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 conclusion of the novel "Good-bye, Mr. Chips". What happens at the end of the novel? Are there any unanswered questions? Why might Hilton have chosen to end the novel the way that he did?
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 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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