Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables and Figures ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. 1 The Meanings of Examination 1
6. 2 Regulating Aspirations 25
7. 3 Rites of Spring 57
8. 4 Fair Fraud and Fraudulent Fairness 107
9. 5 Paths to Glory 144
10. Coda DEFINITIONS OF FAILURE 197
11. APPENDIX 1 Grades for the Annual Examination 207
12. APPENDIX 2 Provincial Examination Quotas 209
13. APPENDIX 3 Number of Attempts for the Metropolitan Degree 210
14. APPENDIX 4 Price of Imperial College Studentships 211
15. APPENDIX 5 1761 Class List Organized by Class Number 212
16. Character List 221
17. REFERENCE MATTER
18. Notes 233
19. Bibliography 275
20. Index 293