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Chips Important Chapters

Chapter No. 01
Q1. How did time seem to pass for Chips when he was living a retired life?
A. Chips was getting old but he was not ill at all. He got sleepy at times and had
breathing problem during winter. The hours seem to pass like lazy cattle moving
across a landscape for him.
Q2. How did Mr. Chips measure time after his retirement? (OR) What was the
similarity between Chips and some old Sea-Captain?
A. Like some old sea captain, Chips measured his time by the signals of past at Mrs.
Wickett’s house, where he had been living for a decade. He used to listen to the
schools bells for dinner, prep., and call over there.
Q3. What different rituals did Mr. Chips perform before going to bed? (OR) What
did Chips do after the last bell of Brookfield?
A. After the last bell of Brookfield, Mr. Chips wound up his clock, put the wire guard
in front of the fire, turned out the gas, and used to carry a detective novel to the
bed. Soon sleep came to him swiftly and peacefully.
Q4. Who was the doctor of Mr. Chips? What was his opinion on Mr. Chips’
health?
A. Dr. Merivale was the doctor of Mr. Chips. He used to visit Chips every fortnight.
He would always say that Chips was fitter than he. He would not get any horrible
disease and he would die a natural death. He had nothing serious except Anno
Domini.
Q5. What is meant by Anno Domini? What was Chips’ disease?
A. Anno Domini means advancing age. Mr. Chips was suffering from this
melody/disease. Moreover, his chest put a strain on his heart in winter and he had
breathing problem.
Q6. When was Mr. Chips born? Where was Chips taken as toddling child?
A. Mr. Chips was born in 1848 and he was taken to the Great Exhibition as a
toddling child. There were very few people alive who could remember such an old
incident.
Q7. Where did Chips teach before joining Brookfield? Why didn’t he like that
school?
A. Mr. Chips taught at Melbury Public School for a year. He did not like it because
he could not maintain the discipline there and was badly teased by the boys.
Q8. Who was the headmaster of Brookfield when Chips joined it? When did
Wetherby join Brookfield? What kind of person he was? (OR) Who was Mr.
Weatherby?
A. Mr. Wetherby was the headmaster of Brookfield School when Chips Joined it in
1870. He joined Brookfield in 1840. He was very fatherly and courteous. He
behaved very politely with Mr. Chips.
Q9. When did Mr. Wetherby die?
A. Mr. Wetherby died in 1870 during summer vacation. He joined Brookfield in
1840 and served Brookfield for thirty years.
Q10. Why was it easy to remember the year of 1870?
A. The year of 1870 was easy to remember due to Franco-Prussian war. It was the
year when Chips faced
interview at Brookfield and Wetherby died before Chips started his first term.
Q11. How was the day when Chips came to Brookfield for interview?
A. Chips remembered the day of his interview at Brookfield. It was a sunny day in
July. The air was full of flower scent. A cricket match was being played between
Brookfield and Barnhurst. A chubby boy from Barnhurst made a brilliant century.
Q12. What did Mr. Wether advise Chips on the day of his interview at Brookfield?
(OR) Describe Chips’ first meeting with wetherby?
A. Mr. Wetherby was the headmaster of Brookfield in 1870 when Mr. Chips joined
it. He advised Chips to give his zeal to Brookfield and it would give him something
in return. He asked him to take up a firm attitude from the beginning to maintain
the discipline.
Q13. Describe the first ordeal of Mr. Chips in the Big Hall? (OR) How did Chips
take his first class in Brookfield?
A. The big hall where Chips took his first class was full of five hundred students.
They were ready to attack him. One of the boys dropped the desk lid and Chips
caught him at once. Chips gave him hundred lines to write as punishment.
Q14. Who was Colley?
A. Colley was the red-haired boy whom Chips punished the very first time at
Brookfield. He dropped the desk lid when Chips was taking his first class and Chips
gave him hundred lines as punishment.
Q15. What was Chips’ famous joke about the third Colley?
A. Chips said to the third Colley that he was a fine example of family traditions. He
told him that his grandfather could never understand the Ablative Absolute.
Jokingly, he said that his father and grandfather both were stupid and he called the
third Colley the biggest fool of the lot.

Chapter No. 02
Q1. Describe the building and repute of Brookfield school. (OR) What was the
outer view of Brookfield?
A. Brookfield was situated across the road behind a wall of ancient trees. Its
building was of russet colour, covered with creeper. It Consisted of a group of
eighteenth-century buildings.
Q2. When was Brookfield established and what status it gained after wards?
A. Brookfield was established as a grammar school in the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
Its main structure was rebuilt and extended during the reign of George 1. It was a
good school of second rank. It supplied people in all walks of life.
Q3. What kinds of professions were generally adopted by the students of
Brookfield?
A. Brookfield produced judges, members of parliament, colonial administrators,
peers and bishops. Mostly it produced merchants, manufacturers and professional
men. It also produced country squires and parsons.
Q4. Was Mr. Chips an ambitious teacher? What was the inadequacy of Mr. Chips’
qualification?
A. In his early twenties, Chips was very ambitious. His ambition was to get a
headship or senior mastership in a first-rank school. But his qualification was
insufficient. His degree was not particularly good. That’s why, he could not move
to a first rank school.
Q5. How did chips gather honor at Brookfield with the passage of time? (OR)
What was the status of Chips at Brookfield at sixty?
A. At 50, Chips was the most respected teacher at Brookfield. By 60, he was
the honored guest at school events and the go-to person for anything
about Brookfield's history and traditions.
Q6. What was presented to Mr. Chips on the day of his retirement? (OR) Where
did Chips go to live after his retirement?
A. Chips retired in 1913, at the age of 65. He served Brookfield for 43 years. At his
retirement, he was presented with a cheque, a writing desk and a clock and he
went to live at Mrs. Wickett’s across the road.

Chapter No. 03
Q1. What was the condition of Mrs. Wickett’s house? (OR) How was the room
that Mrs. Wickett gave to Mr. Chips?
A. The house of Mrs. Wickett was ugly and showy. Though it was a small yet the
room she gave to Mr. Chips was very comfortable and sunny. It was convenient for
Mr. Chips.
Q2. How did Chips entertain/serve his visitors/guests/students at Mrs. Wickett’s?
(OR) Describe the hospitality of Mr. Chips at Mrs. Wickett’s house?
A. Mr. Chips served his visitors with tea and a walnut-cake with pink icing. In
winter, there were crumpets soaked in butter. He kept watching that the plates of
his visitors were never empty.
Q3. Who was Mrs. Wickett and what did she do for Mr. Chips'?
A. Mrs. Wickett was the landlady of Mr. Chips. She took care of Chips and served
his visitors. She had been the in-charge of linen-room at Brookfield School.
Q4. Who was Major Collingwood?
A. Collingwood was a student of Mr. Chips at Brookfield in 1902. Once, Chips
punished him for climbing onto roof of the gym to get a ball out of gutter. He
joined army and was killed in Egypt.
Q5. What kind of books did Mr. Chips have in his room? (OR) What type of books
did Chips enjoy?
A. Mr. Chips mainly had classical books. There were also history books and
detective novels. Sometimes, he began to read Virgil or Xenophon but soon he
returned to Doctor Thorndyke or Inspector French.
Q6. What were routine activities of Mr. Chips at Mrs. Wickett’s? (OR) How did
Chips spend his time
at Mrs. Wickett’s? (OR) Describe Chips’ routine after retirement.
A. After retirement, Chips spent his time in reading books, remembering his old
days, taking tea, receiving friends, editing the next editions of the Brookfieldian
Directory and writing his letters.
Q7. How was Chips room furnished at Mrs. Wickett’s?
A. Chips’ room was furnished simply. There were a few bookshelves, sporting
trophies, a worn Turkey carpet and big easy chairs. On the walls, there were
pictures of the Acropolis and the Scene.

Chapter No. 04
Q1. Why was spring 1896 very dear to Chips?
A. The spring of 1896 was very dear to chips because it was the year when he met
Katherine Bridges for the first time at lake district, who became his beloved wife
later.
Q2. Where did Chips go in summer vacation in 1896 and with whom? (OR) Who
went with Mr. Chips to the Lake District in 1896?
A. During summer vacation of 1896, Mr. Chips went to lake District to spend
holidays. Mr. Rowden, a colleague of Chips, was also with him. However, Rowden
had to leave suddenly for some family business.
Q3. How did Mr. Chips happen to come across Katherine Bridges? (OR) What
happened when Mr. Chips tried to help the girl at Great Gable? (OR) What is the
most interesting incident of the novel?
A. While climbing Great Gable, Chips saw a girl waving and thought she
needed help. He rushed to her, slipped, and hurt his ankle, but she helped
him, and they later fell in love and got married.
Q4. Describe physical appearance of Katherine Bridges? What was her
profession?
A. Katherine Bridges was a young girl of twenty-five with blue flashing eyes,
freckled cheeks and smooth straw-colored hair. She had radical views. She
was a governess but out of job.
Q6. What were Katherine views about middle-aged men?
A. Katherine Bridges thought that middle-aged men were boring people. She
believed that such men were orthodox / conventional who read ‘The Times’ and
rejected modernity.
Q5. How did Chips feel about modern women? (OR) What was Chips’ concept of
the nice women?
A. Mr. Chips was never at ease with modern women. Even their idea filled him with
horror. He called them Monstrous Creatures. Mr. Chips believed that nice women
should be shy, delicate and timid and nice men should treat them politely.
Q7. What were radical views/idea of Katherine Bridges about women?
A. Katherine Bridges had radical views. She believed that women should be
admitted in universities. They should have the right of vote. She liked to read
radical men like Shaw and Ibsen.
Q8. Why did Katherine like Chips? (OR) What were the things Katherine liked in
Chips initially?
A. Katherine liked Chips because he had gentle manners and honest thoughts. She
also liked his brown and charming eyes and his teaching profession.
Q9. How old were Katherine and Chips at the time of their marriage?
A. At the time of their marriage, Chips was forty-eight and Katherine was twenty-
five years old.

Chapter No. 05
Q1. What did Chips remember about the time he spent with Katherine at the
Lake District?
A. Mr. Chips remembered the evening strolls with Katherine. He recalled her cool
voice and gay laughter. She had always been a happy person.
Q2. What were Katherine’s views about Chips’ profession? (OR) Did Katherine
like Chips’
profession?
A. Katherine loved Mr. Chips’ profession. She was happy that Chips was a teacher
instead of a lawyer, a broker, a dentist or a big businessman. She liked teaching
profession. She believed that a school teacher could influence the youngsters.
Q3. From where was she married?
A. Katherine had no parents. So, she was married from the house of an aunt in
Ealing.
Q4. How did Chips used to depreciate himself and his attainments?
A. Chips depreciated himself before Kathie because he thought he had many
shortcomings. He told her that he had mediocre degree. He had occasional
difficulties of discipline. He was certain that he would never get a promotion. He
also thought that he was ineligible to marry a young and ambitious girl.
Q5. Narrate Mr. Chips meeting with Katherine one night before their marriage.
(OR) What did Katherine say to Chips before the wedding night?
A. On the night before wedding, Katherine said that she felt like a new boy
beginning his first term with him. She asked him if she should call him “sir” or “Mr.
Chips”. Then she said to him, “Goodbye, Mr. Chips”.

Chapter No. 06
Q1. What kind of person was Chips before marriage?
A. Before marriage, Mr. Chips was a dry sort of person. He was not impressive at
all. He was liked in general in Brookfield but he had nothing to be popular and
loved.
Q2. How did Katherine influence/change Chips? (OR) What changes did marriage
bring in Chips?
A. Before marriage, Mr. Chips was a dry sort of person. Katherine made him a new
man. His eyes gained sparkle after marriage. His mind sharpened. His humor and
discipline improved. He became a beloved person in Brookfield.
Q3. How was Katherine received at Brookfield? (OR) How much popular was
Katherine in Brookfield?
A. Katherine won Brookfield as she had won Chips. She was immensely popular
with the boys and masters alike. The wives of masters were jealous of her at first.
But soon they began to like her.
Q4. Describe the Poplar/Mission Boys’ visit at Brookfield. (OR) Describe the
Soccer match between Poplar/Mission and Brookfield?
A. One Saturday, a team from Poplar came to play a match with the second team
of Brookfield. They were defeated by seven goals to five. Then, they visited the
school and Mr. Chips showed them off.
Q5. What is Lex Canuleia? (OR) What joke did Chips made about Lex Canuleia?
A. Lex Canuleia was a Roman History law. This law allowed the Patricians to marry
the Plebeians. Chips used to make a joke about it and it always pleased the people.
Q6. Why everyone opposed the idea of match between Mission school and
Brookfield?
A. Everyone opposed the idea because they were sure that the East End boys
would be hooligans. They would make everyone upset and confused. The whole
staff was against it.
Q7. How did Kathie convince Chips for a football match between Brookfield and
Mission School?
A. Katherine argued that Mission/Poplar boys were as important for England as
Brookfield boys were. She said that England would not always be divided into
officers and other ranks. As a result, all agreed for this match.
Chapter No. 07
Q1. What memories of Katherine haunted Chips?
A. In his memory, Chips saw Katherine running along the corridors, laughing at
mistakes in the essay he checked, taking part in concerts and offering him good
advice in any problem.
Q2. Did Katherine always plead for leniency? (OR) What was Katherine’s advice
to Chips with regard to discipline?
A. Katherine asked chips to be lenient towards the boys. She advised him to find
out the root causes of the problems of the students. She also advised him to be
strict in the cases of rude and arrogant type of students.
Q3. What did Dunster do while Ogilvie was taking his choir practice? (OR) What
happened to Dunster? What did Chips remember about Dunster and Ogilvie?
A. Dunster was a naughty student at Brookfield and Ogilvie was an old choir master
in Brookfield. Chips remembered that Dunster put a rat in the organ while old
Ogilvie was taking choir-practice. Ogilvie was dead and Dunster drowned at
Jutland.
Q4. What were the difficulties faced by Chips while writing a book on Brookfield?
(OR) Why could not chips write down his memories?
A. Chips often thought of writing a book but he could not. Because writing made
him physically and mentally tired. Chips also said that memories lost much of their
taste when they were written down.
Q5. What happened to Chips when he wanted to punish a boy after Katherine’s
death?
A. After Katherine’s death, whenever Chips had trouble with a boy, he was always
at the mercy of a
softening wave of memories of her argument about the situation. Then, Chips’ eyes
sparkled that told the boy that all was well.

Q6. How did Katherine take part in school functions?

A. Katherine would take Cello part in the school concert. She used to watch
December house matches furred and muffed. She also participated in the garden
party that followed speech day prize giving.

Chapter No. 08
Q1. Describe Katherine’s tragic death. (OR) What were the feelings of Chips on
the death of his wife?
(OR) On which day Chips’ wife and son die?
A. On April 1st, 1898, Katherine and her new born child died during child birth.
Katherine’s death was a nightmare for Mr. Chips. He was very sad. He wanted
himself to be dead with his wife and child.
Q2. What did Chips receive on 1st April? (OR) What was the April foolery Chips
faced?
A. On 1st April, 1898, Mr. Chips received many letters addressed to him by name.
They all contained only blank sheets. Later, he realized that it was a piece of April
foolery.
Q3. Who was the young Faulkner? (OR) What did Chips say to Faulkner?
A. Faulkner was the student who asked Mr. Chips to take the afternoon off because
he had to receive his people from the station. Chips said him, “You can go to blazes
for all I care. My wife is dead and I wish I were dead myself.”

Chapter No. 09
Q1. How did house mastership proved good for Chips after Katherine’s death?
A. After Katherine’s death, Chips wanted to give up his house mastership. But later,
he was happy that he did not give it up because it filled up the emptiness of his
mind and heart.
Q2. What changes came in Mr. Chips after Katherine’s death? (OR) What was the
effect of Katherine’s death on Chips?
A. After Katherine’s death, Chips was totally different and everybody noticed it. He
looked a bit old and sober. He did not pay attention to his dressing and often wore
tattered gown. His hair turned grey. He was the man who looked “old” now.
Q3. What was special about Chips’ verifying glance? Was it a popular subject of
mimicry? (OR) What particular style of Mr. Chips was a favourite subject of
mimicry throughout the school?
A. Chips’ verifying glance was a favourite subject of mimicry. He used to stand on a
wooden bench and each boy passed by him and spoke his name. He had spectacles
slipping down the nose and one eyebrow was lifted a little higher than the other.
Chips cast a gaze and verified the name of student in the list.
Q4. Who was Lloyd George? What did Chips say to Lloyd George?
A. Lloyd George was the Prime Minister of Britain and a student of Chips. Once, he
came to Brookfield speech day as chief guest. Chips told him that he was not
very impressive as a young man. But he had improved a great deal now. Lloyd
George laughed at it heartily.
Q5. Who was Naylor? What did Chips remember about Naylor?
A. When chips was fifty, Naylor called him old. Now, Naylor was also of fifty. He
was a lawyer. Chips thought that Naylor should be asked if he felt old at fifty.
Q6. What were Chips ideas about the Boers?
A. Chips was neither in favour nor against Boers. But he thought that the Boers had
some similarity with certain English history-book heroes.
Q7. What changes occurred in Chips with the start of new century after
Katherine’s death?
A. His habits and jokes merged into a harmony. He did not feel disciplinary
troubles. He felt different about his work and worth. He began to feel pride in
himself and his position.

Chapter No. 10
Q1. Who had succeeded Wetherby as Head of Brookfield? When did Meldrum
die?
A. Meldrum became the headmaster of Brookfield in 1870 after the death of
Wetherby. In 1900, Mr. Meldrum died from pneumonia. He served Brookfield for
about thirty years.
Q2. Who was the acting Head after the death of Mr. Meldrum? (OR) Who was
appointed the new headmaster after Mr. Meldrum?
A. In 1900, Mr. Meldrum died from pneumonia. Mr. Chips became Acting Head of
the school before the appointment of his successor. However, Board of Governors
appointed Mr. Ralston as a permanent headmaster.
Q3. Who succeeded Meldrum as head of Brookfield? What kind of personality did
Ralston possess? (OR) Describe the personality of Mr. Ralston. (OR) Why could
not Ralston become popular?
A. Mr. Ralston Became the headmaster of Brookfield after Mr. Meldrum. He was a
young man of thirty seven. He was active and could impress others easily. He was
strict in discipline. But he could not become popular because he was unkind and
inhuman. So, he was feared but not liked.
Q4. What did Ralston announce on a May morning when everyone was
summoned in Big Hall?
A. Mr. Ralston announced that king Edward the seventh had died that morning.
There would be no school that afternoon but a service would be held in the Chapel
at four thirty.
did Chips remember about railway men’s strike?
A. Chips remembered that when railway men were on strike, the soldiers were
driving the engines. Stones were thrown at trains. The boys of Brookfield were
asked to guard the tracks and they were thinking it a great fun.

Q6. Who was Mr. Jones and what was his duty?
Q5. What duty was assigned to the boys of Brookfield when railway men were on
strike? (OR) What
A. Mr. Jones was a striker who met the students when they were patrolling the
railway lines. He was the in-charge of the signal-box when on duty.
Q7. Who was Grayson? (OR) Why was Grayson Preoccupied in the class when they
were construing
Virgil? (OR) What was the fate of Grayson’s father who had sailed on the Titanic?
A. Grayson was a student of Mr. Chips. His father had sailed on the Titanic which
sank in the sea. That is
why, he was worried and preoccupied. However, later it was revealed that his
father had been rescued.
Q8. Why did Mr. Chips take Katherine to London?
A. In 1897, there was a holiday at Brookfield on diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria.
Chips took Katherine
to London to see the procession.
Chapter No. 11
Q1. What sort of person was Ralston? (OR) What were the qualities of Ralston?
A. Ralston was an efficient, ruthless and ambitious person. He was a live wire. He
raised the status of
Brookfield. For the first time, there was a long waiting list of boys for admission to
Brookfield.
Q2. What was Ralston’s urbane ultimatum when Chips reached sixty? What was
Chips reply to
Ralston’s ultimatum?
A. In 1908, when Chips turned sixty, Ralston asked him to retire. At this Chips got
angry. Chips replied
that he had not thought about retirement. Besides, he did not want to retire.
Q3. What allegations/Charges did Ralston put on Mrs. Chips? (OR) Why did Ralston
want to get rid
of Mr. Chips? (OR) Why did Ralston not like Chips?
A. Ralston did not like Chips because he was old fashioned. Ralston blamed him
that he was lazy and his
habits were untidy. His pronunciation of Latin was not modern. Ralston also
charged him with inefficiency
and insubordination.
Q4. Describe the row between Ralston and Chips? (OR) Why did Ralston quarrel
with Chips?
A. When chips turned sixty, Ralston charged him with inefficiency and
insubordination and asked him to
retire. Chips replied that he had not planned to retire and Ralston might do
whatever he liked about it. This
argument was the cause of row/quarrel between the two.
Q5. Why could Ralston not become popular at Brookfield school?
A. Ralston was not a popular personality at Brookfield. He was strict in discipline.
He was unkind and
inhuman. So, he was feared but not liked because of his cold behaviour. So, he
could not become popular.
Q6. How did the school/people come to know about the row/quarrel between?
A. A small boy, who was standing outside to see Ralston, overheard the row
between Chips and Ralston.
He told his friends about it and the boys conveyed the news to their parents. Soon,
the news spread around
and everybody turned against Ralston because they did not like him.
Q7. Who was Sir John Rivers? (OR) Who was the chairman of Governors at the time
of row between
Chips and Ralston?
A. Sir John Rivers was the Chairman of Governors. He was once a student of Mr.
Chips. He visited
Brookfield when he heard about the row between Chips and Ralston. He ignored
Ralston and supported
Chips. He told Chips that governors never wanted him to retire.
Q8. Why did not Chips like Ralston?
A. Chips did not like Ralston because he was an unpleasant personality and their
temperaments were quite
different. Chips thought that Ralston was promoting a snob-culture based on
money and machines.
Chapter No. 12
Q1. When and why did Ralston leave the Brookfield?
A. After the row with Chips, everybody turned against him. So, Ralston left
Brookfield in 1911 to better
himself. He was offered the headship of a greater public school.
Q2. Who was the successor of Ralston and what kind of fellow he was? (OR) Who
was Ralston’s
successor and how he was?
A. Mr. Chatteris was the successor of Ralston. He was modern, friendly and kind.
He was even younger
than Ralston. He was a brilliant man of thirty-four.
Q3. When and why did Chips retire? (OR) What made Chips resign and when?
A. In 1913, Chips retired because he had bronchitis and he remained off duty for
nearly the whole winter
term. He did not want to become a burden on Brookfield. This made him resign
that summer.
Q4. How old was chips at the time of retirement? How long Chips had been at
Brookfield? (Same as
Question No. 06 of Chapter # 02)
A. Chips retired in 1913, at the age of 65. He served Brookfield for 43 years. At his
retirement, he was
presented with a cheque, a writing desk and a clock and he went to live at Mrs.
Wickett’s across the road.
Q5. What type of farewell was given to Mr. Chips? What type of speech did Mr.
Chips make at his
farewell party?
A. In July, 1913, Chips received his farewell party. He received farewell
presentations and made a speech.
His speech had many jokes and several Latin quotations in it. He also mentioned
the changes in the history
of Brookfield.
Q6. What was Chips’ joke about the captain of the school? (OR) How did Chips
criticize the captain
of the school?
A. In his speech, the captain of the school over-stated Chips’ services to Brookfield.
Chips replied that he
belonged to an exaggerating family. Once, he gave his father one mark. He
exaggerated it to seven. All
laughed at it.
Q7. What title did chips suggest for his book? (OR) What would the name of the
book if Chips ever
wrote?
A. Chips expressed a desire to write a book of his memories. He suggested that its
title would be “Memories
of Rod and Lines”.
Q8. How did Chips pass his retired life? (OR) How did Chips spend his time after
retirement? (Same
as Question No. 06 of Chapter # 03)
A. After retirement, Chips spent his time in reading books, remembering his old
days, taking tea, receiving
visitors, editing the next editions of the Brookfieldian Directory and writing his
letters.
Q9. Who was Herr Staefel / Max Staefel?
A. He was a teacher at Brookfield and belonged to Germany. He was thirty years
junior to Chips. When
Chips went to Germany for treatment, he stayed with him.
Chapter No. 13
Q1. What services did Brookfield render during the WW 1?
A. During the First World War, military camps were set up near Brookfield. The
soldiers used the playing
field for sports and training. Many teachers and students joined army and died for
England.
Q2. What did Chatteris read out on every Sunday night during the war?
A. On every Sunday night, Chatteris read out the names of the old boys who were
killed in the war. He also
told their short biographies. It was a very moving sight.
Q3. Why did Chatteris come to Chips at Mrs. Wickett’s house during war? (OR)
Why did Chips
rejoined Brookfield school? (OR) What administrative problems did Chatteris share
with Chips?
A. During the war, many young teachers had joined the army. Their substitutes
were quite ordinary. So,
Chatteris went to Chips and requested him to rejoin Brookfield. He wanted
someone to help him in his
work at school.
Q4. What was Chips reaction to the First World War?
A. While watching the first trial games of the session, Chips replied to a question
that the Germans had
already been beaten and the war would be over by Christmas.
Q5. Who was Forrester and what happened to him in 1918? (OR) Who was the
smallest boy that
Brookfield ever had?
A. Forrester was the smallest boy of Brookfield. He was about four feet. Chips
would ask him if he was
thinking of joining the army. The joke became a reality. He was killed in 1918 in
France.
Chapter No. 14
Q1. How did Chips feel when he rejoined Brookfield?
A. Chips felt very fit and happy. His work was not tiring. For the first time in his life,
he felt himself
necessary to Brookfield. He had great feelings.
Q2. When did Chatteris die? What were his health issues?
A. Chatteris fell ill during the winter of 1917. He was over-worked and diabetic. His
work till midnight
worsened his ill health. He died in April 1917. He was thirty-nine.
Q3. How and when did Chips perform as the Acting Head of Brookfield for the
second time?
A. In the winter of 1917, Mr. Chatteris died. Chips became the Acting Head of
Brookfield for the second
time. He worked as head between 1917 and 1918. He tackled problems and dealt
with complaints and
requests. Besides, he read out the names of those who were killed in war.
Q4. Why did Chips read out the name of Max Staefel, a German, with the name of
his countrymen?
A. Chips knew that Staefel was German. Staefel was in Germany when the war
broke out. He was killed
fighting against the England. Chips and Staefel got on excellently. That’s why, after
hearing about his death,
Chips read out his name.
Q5. How did people comment on Chips’ mentioning Max Staefel, the German
Master?
A. When the Chips read out the name of Staefel with the English heroes, people
thought it funny to read
the name of a German with others. People attributed it to Chips’ “old ideas”.
Q6. What was the pre-war man? (OR) What was Chips’ joke about the bayonet-
practice?
A. The bayonet is a long knife at the end of the gun with which nearby soldiers can
be killed. To Chips, it
was a vulgar way of killing people. His comments were appreciated and people
found an adjective for
Chips, that is he was pre-war.
Q7. What is rissole? What joke did Chips make about it? (OR) What was Chips’ joke
about
‘abhorrendrum’?
A. Rissole is a small fried cake of minced meat. During war years, it was served in
Brookfield on Mondays.
Chips called it “abhorrendrum” – meat to be abhorred. It was called Chips’ latest
joke.
Q8. What sort of jokes did Chips make when he rejoined Brookfield?
A. His jokes were the same about lex canuleia and other things. But the new
students had not heard them.
So, they enjoyed themselves a lot and Mr. Chips felt very happy by the success of
his jokes.
Chapter No. 15
Q1. How did Chips keep the boys normal during the air raid? (OR) How did Chips
keep up the spirit
of the boys during the World War?
A. Chips kept the spirits of the boys high. He remained calm during the air raid.
Some of the boys were
nervous; few were attentive. Chips made best use of his humor. Thus, he kept the
boys normal.
Q2. Whom did Chips call “Stink merchants”? (OR) Who was Mr. Burrow?
A. Chips called the scientists stink merchants, who invented bombs in their
laboratories. Mr. Burrow was
a pale, weak and medically unfit science master at Brookfield. His nickname was
the “Stink-Merchant”.
Q3. When and why did Chips resign for the second time? (OR) When did Chips send
his resignation
to the Board of Governors?
A. On November 11, 1918, while returning from the dining hall Chips caught cold.
So, he sent his
resignation to the Board of Governors. It was a day when the war ended.
Q4. Describe the horrors of the air raid at Brookfield?
A. On a moonlit night, air raid warning was given. Five bombs were fallen in and
around Brookfield. Its
building shook as if it were lifted of its base. Nine persons died in this air raid.
Q5. How did Brookfield celebrate the end of war?
Q6. Who was Maynard?
A. World War I ended on November 11, 1918. A whole day was declared. The
kitchen staff was asked to
provide a larger meal. There was much cheering, singing and bread fight.
A. Maynard was a fat, brave, clever and a bit rude boy. When everyone was afraid
during the shelling, he
voluntarily read the Latin lesson.
Chapter No. 16
Q1. Which season did Chips like and why? (OR) Why did Chips like the summer
season?
A. Chips liked the summer season because this season suited his temperament. His
old students used to
visit him and had tea with him. He enjoyed their visits more than anything else in
the world.
Q2. When did Chips write his will and what was his will?
A. In 1930, Chips made his will. He gave some of his property to Mrs. Wickett and
some to the mission.
He left the rest of his property to found a scholarship fund at Brookfield.
Q3. What was Chips joke about the cinema / Wurlitzer? (OR) What did Chips say
about Wurlitzer?
A. Once a boy said to Chips that the cinema in Brookfield had a ‘Wurlitzer’. Chips
had never been to the
cinema. So, he said that he thought it was some kind of sausage.
Q4. What event took place in 1926 in Brookfield? (OR) What role did the Brookfield
boys play during
the General Strike of 1926?
A. During 1926, there was a general strike. The Brookfield boys loaded motor vans
with foodstuffs and
rendered a great service to society. This strike had cost England Much.
Q5. Why did people ask Mr. Chips different questions?
Q7. What do you know about Gregson?
A. People asked him questions, as if he were a prophet and encyclopedia
combined. Some students asked
him questions only for the sake of fun and getting his ‘latest’ joke to spread.
Q6. How was the post-war decade? (OR) Describe some changes in Brookfield after
the war?
A. The Boys became a bit polite and bullying was non-existent. There was more
swearing and cheating.
There was real friendliness between the master and the boy.
A. Gregson was an old student of Chips. He had a job in League of Nations. Chips
told him that he was
always late for everything. Chips believed that he would be late in growing old like
him.
Q8. Write a note on Chips’ humour? How can we call him a great humorist? (OR)
How did Chips
earn the reputation of a “Great jester”?
A. Wherever Chips went and whatever he said, there was laughter. Whenever he
rose to speak, people got
ready for a joke. Sometimes, they laughed before he could come to point. He had
earned the reputation of
a great jester.
Chapter No. 17
Q1. What were the things Chips had never done in life?
A. Mr. Chips had never travelled by air in his life. Besides, he had never been to a
talk show (Cinema).
Q2. Who was Linford and why did he come to see Mr. Chips? (OR) Who sent
Linford to Chips and
why?
A. Linford was a boy at Brookfield who joined school late due to measles. Someone
told him that Chips
wanted to see him. Therefore, he came to visit Chips. It was just a joke because
chips did not call him.
Besides, he was Chips last visitor before death.
Q3. Describe Chips’ last meeting with Linford? (OR) Who was the last visitor of
Chips and what sort
of discussion did Chips have with him?
A. Linford was the last visitor of Chips before death. Chips received him warmly and
served him with tea
and walnut cake. He said to Linford that Brookfield would not an awful place when
he got used to it. He
told him about his arrival in Brookfield and shared with Linford his memories of
Brookfield.
Q4. What did Linford say when he left?
A. While leaving the boy said, “Good-bye, Mr. Chips”. These were the words said by
Katherine before
their marriage. These words revived his past and filled his eyes with tears.
after Linford’s visit?
Q6. “A decent career decently closed.” Explain.
Q5. What were the feelings of Chips when Linford had gone away? (OR) Why did
Chips became sad
A. When the boy left saying, “Good-bye, Mr. Chips”, Mr. Chips recalled his wife. He
became sad and tears
rolled down his cheeks. He felt tired himself. He sat near the fireplace and when it
got dark, he fell
unconscious.
A. It means that Chips spent his career in a decent, honorable and graceful manner.
He served Brookfield
in a dignified manner and left it with honour and dignity.
Q7. What is the significance of the title “Good-Bye Mr. Chips”?
A. The title of the novel has great significance. It was uttered twice in the novel.
Linford said the phrase,
“Good-Bye, Mr. Chips”, which echoed in chips’ mind because the same phrase was
used by Katherine on
the night before their marriage.
Chapter No. 18
Q1. Who was Cartwright and when was he appointed to Brookfield? (OR) What did
Chips thought
of new head master, Cartwright?
A. Cartwright was the headmaster of the school when Chips resigned from
headship on November 11, 1918.
Chips always thought of Cartwright as new headmaster, even though Cartwright
had been serving at
Brookfield since 1919.
Q2. What did Mr. Chips say about his Children? (OR) What did Chips say to
Cartwright in the end?
A. Cartwright commented that Chips had no Children. At this, opened his eyes and
replied in a shaking
voice that he had thousands of children and they all were boys. All his pupil were
his sons.
Q3. When and how did Chips die at last? (OR) Describe the death scene of Mr.
Chips.
A. Chips died in November 1933 silently when others thought that he was sleeping.
Chips was in between
sleep and wakefulness. The memories of Katherine took over him. Soon he was
asleep but never to rise
again.
Q4. How did Cartwright announce the death of Mr. Chips? (OR) Who announced
the death of Mr.
Chips at Brookfield Public School? (OR) What cartwright comment about Chips
when he died?
A. Cartwright, the headmaster of the school, announced the death of Mr. Chips at
Brookfield. He said,
“Brookfield will never forget his lovableness.”
Q5. What would Linford remember about chips?
A. Linford was the last visitor of Chips. So, Linford would always remember and tell
the tale that he said
“good-bye” to Mr. Chips the night before he died.
Q6. Why did James Hilton call Cartwright’s announcement of Chips’ death absurd?
(OR) Why was
it absurd to say that Brookfield will never forget Chips’ lovableness?
A. It was absurd because all things are forgotten in the end. However, Linford
would always remember and
tell the tale that he said “good-bye” to Mr. Chips the night before he died.
Q7. What type of novel “Good-Bye Mr. Chips” is?
A. “Good-Bye, Mr. Chips” is an interesting novel of characters. The main character
of the novel is Mr.
Chips whose life has been described by the writer. Therefore, it is a biographical
novel.