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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. How old does Chips recall being in Chapter 9?

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

3. How did Chips feel when he looked at what was happening around the world in the post-War decade?

4. What is the first line in Chapter 13?

5. Where did Chips once travel to that put him off of traveling again?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Chips do when he led a class during a bombing?

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

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

6. How did having Katherine in his life help Chips survive after her death?

7. In Chapter 11, what changes was Ralston trying to incorporate into Brookfield school?

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

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

10. What did everyone seem to accept about Chips following Katherine's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss at least three of the different historical events mentioned in the novel, and their connection to the characters in the novel.

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

Discuss Hilton's use of foreshadowing. What are some examples of foreshadowing in the novel? What purpose might those examples serve?

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