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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which was NOT a feature of Brookfield's campus?
(a) A swimming pool.
(b) A quadrangle.
(c) 18th century buildings.
(d) Playing fields.

2. What does Chips look at in Chapter 5?
(a) His wedding ring.
(b) His feet.
(c) His hands.
(d) A photo.

3. Why did Chips give up his career aspirations?
(a) Because he was afraid to fail.
(b) Because he lost interest in the subject.
(c) Because his father argued against it.
(d) Because he realized that he was not qualified.

4. In Chapter 6, who visited Chips years later and asked about Katherine?
(a) A private in the military.
(b) A young politician.
(c) A university student.
(d) A photographer.

5. At what age did Chips retire from Brookfield?
(a) 59.
(b) 70.
(c) 53.
(d) 65.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Chips sometimes forgo reading for a detective novel?

2. In Chapter 3, why was it assumed that Chips had trouble making tea?

3. What instrument did Katherine play?

4. What was the old fifth-form room at Brookfield called?

5. In Chapter 3, in which of the following locations was it mentioned that one of the new boys' uncle had been killed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Chips like living near Brookfield School?

5. What does Chips recall about the first boy he ever punished?

6. What did Chips hear happened to the visitor whom he had in Chapter 6?

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

8. Describe Brookfield School.

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

10. How does Chips recall Katherine advocating the disciplining of students?

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