Chapter 25 - Goodbye School

Did the author choose to go to Oxford or Cambridge University?

• He went to Oxford.

• He went to Cambridge.

• He went to none.

The author started to work for _________

• the Imperial Chemicals

• the Shell Company

• the Finnish lumber company

What does the expression 'crème de la crème' mean?

• the best

• the worst

The Housemaster was overjoyed when the writer got accepted to work at the Shell Company.

• True

• False

During his last term at Repton, the author owned a ______ that he bought for eighteen pounds.

• car

• bicycle

• motor-bike

In his year group there were ______ trainees at the Shell Company.

• five

• seven

• nine

The gents taking the train to their offices in the City of London were always smartly dressed.

• True

• False

Businessmen always carried an umbrella with them, even on sunny days.

• True

• False

According to the author being a businessman is much harder than being a writer.

• True

• False

The author accepted the position to work in Egypt.

• True

• False