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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. What did everyone notice about Chips after Katherine's death?
(a) He coped well.
(b) He reverted to the person he had been before meeting her.
(c) He was pretending to be fine.
(d) He was different.

2. What did Chips consider giving up following Katherine's death??
(a) His job.
(b) His housemastership.
(c) His apartment.
(d) His inheritance.

3. In Chapter 9, Chips states that men in which occupation live a long life?
(a) Farmers.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Lawyers.

4. In what area does Ralston feel that Chips has a problem teaching?
(a) Latin pronunciation.
(b) Greek mythology.
(c) Greek pronunciation.
(d) Roman England.

5. When he retired, how many years had Chips been at Brookfield?
(a) 52 years.
(b) 42 years.
(c) 47 years.
(d) 50 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of man was Ralson's replacement?

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

3. What troubles Chips during the winter months in Chapter 16?

4. In Chapter 13, why did Chatteris say that the school was suffering?

5. In Chapter 9, which game was Chips congratulated for playing in a decent way?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Chips take his second retirement?

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

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

4. In Chapter 10, what event does Chips recall witnessing? What did it make him consider about England's future?

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

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

7. In Chapter 16, what does Chips note that he enjoys doing in winter and summer?

8. What happened after Headmaster Meldrum died?

9. What did Chatteris ask Chips to do since many younger teachers were away fighting in the War?

10. What troubles did Chatteris tell Chips about in Chapter 13?

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