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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 is Ralston described in Chapter 11?

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

3. How did Chips feel about what he was asked to do after Chatteris' death?

4. Which group of people does Chips make reference to in Chapter 9?

5. In Chapter 13, what does Chatteris hope that Chips will be able to do to help him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did Chatteris say that Brookfield needed Chips to return?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happened after Headmaster Meldrum died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is the genre of the novel, "Good-bye, Mr. Chips"? What are some examples of other works of this genre? What are the characteristics of that genre? What are some examples of those characteristics in "Good-bye, Mr. Chips"?

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