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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 the name of the school butler?
2. Chips eventually realized that the letters were related to which of the following?
3. At what age did Chips retire from Brookfield?
4. What did Chips not consider to be crucial to education?
5. What is the name of the young woman whom Chips met while hiking?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Chips' dream of doing when he was young?
2. How did Chips feel about his life in Chapter 4? In Chapter 4, Chips is 48- years-old, and is pleased with his life. He feels content and confident; and his career is going well because he has just been named house master.
3. How did Chips think of the "New Woman" of the '90's; and what was his ideal type of woman?
4. What does Chips try to figure out at the beginning of Chapter 5?
5. What does Chips recall about the first boy he ever punished?
6. How did Mr. Wetherby counsel Chips before he began teaching at Brookfield School?
7. In Chapter 3, what are the boys who visit Chips for tea mistaken about?
8. In Chapter 8, what does Chips find on his classroom desk?
9. What was Katherine relieved to find out about Chips?
10. How do Chips and Katherine form a close relationship?
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
Discuss Mr. Chips' growth as a character. How does he grow throughout the novel? How was he able to do that? How does it change his career?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Mr. Chips' bond with Brookfield School and its students. How did that bond deepen as the years passed? What did Mr. Chips give his students, and what did they give him? How important were the students and the school life to him?
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