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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. Where did Chips NOT often use his money?

2. What did Chips discover in himself after having had Katherine in his life?

3. Who once visited Brookfield in honor of Speech Day?

4. In Chapter 12, which school term did Chips miss due to his illness?

5. How did Ralston claim to have doubled the school's endowment fund?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 16, what does Chips feel while reflecting on the years of World War I?

8. Which dignitary does Chips remember visiting the school? How did Chips feel about that person?

9. What financial arrangements does Chips make in Chapter 16?

10. Where did Ralston go after resigning from Brookfield? Who replaced him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is a character foil? Who is Chips' character foil in "Good-bye, Mr. Chips"? Why is that character Chips' character foil?

Essay Topic 2

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"?

Essay Topic 3

What is an anecdote? What are some examples of anecdotes in "Good-bye, Mr. Chips"? How do those anecdotes affect the tone of the novel?

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