MR CHIPS

Mr. Chips Lesson 01 CHARACTERS:

KEYWORS:
Writer Real Name  He lived at Mrs. Wickett’s for more than a decade after retirement.
After Retirement Daily Activities  He was given to day-dreaming.
Sleep Chips Health  He was born in 1848.
Dr Advise Early Life  He was a child just beginning to walk when he was taken to great exhibition.
Melbury School Brookfield  He could remember Wetherby’s time.
Impression Wetherby Advise  He was twenty two years old, when he came to Brookfield.
Die First Class  He had served for a year at Melbury before this.
Big Hall Mischief  He could remember the day of his preliminary interview with Mr. Wetherby and
Experience Punish his advice.
Grandson Recollections  He could not forget his first tremendous ordeal of taking the class.
Afraid 1870  He was never below par despite his growing old age.
QUESTION NO 1:
Who is the writer of the novel," Good Bye Mr. Chips"?
ANSWER:
James Hilton is the writer of the novel Good Bye Mr. Chips"

QUESTION NO 2:
What was the real name of Mr. Chips?
ANSWER:
His real name was Mr. Chipping but his nickname was Mr. Chips.

QUESTION NO 3:
When was Mr. Chips born?
ANSWER:
Mr. Chips was born in 1848 and was taken to the Great Exhibition in 1851 as a toddling child.

QUESTION NO 4:
Where did Mr, Chips live after his retirement?
ANSWER:
After his retirement, Mr. Chips lived at Mrs. Wicketl's just across the road from the Brookfield School, so that he could visit school easily.
QUESTION NO 5:
How did Mr. Chips measure his time when he was living at Mrs. Wickett's house?
ANSWER:
When he was living at Mrs. Wicket, Mr. Chips used to measure his time by the signals of the past just like a sea captain. He used to live his life
according to the bells of Brookfield.

QUESTION NO 6:
What did Mr. Chips use to do in his old age?
ANSWER:
In his old age, Mr. Chips liked to sit by the fire, drink a cup of tea and listen to the school bells. He used to read a detective novel at night.

QUESTION NO 7:
What did Mr. Chips do before going to bed?
ANSWER:
Before going to bed, He used to wind up the clock, put the wire guard in front of the fire. Then he turned out the gas and carried a detective novel to
bed.

QUESTION NO 8:
Who was Dr. Merivale?
ANSWER:
Dr. Merrivale was Mr. Chips' doctor and friend. He visited him every fortnight or so. He admired him and said that he was fitter than the doctor
himself and was going to die a natural death.
QUESTION NO 9:
What did he say about Chips' health? what did he advise her when Mr. Chips caught a cold?
ANSWER:
He admired his health and said that he was fitter than the doctor himself and was going to die a natural death. He advised Mrs. Wicket to take
special care of him as it was too cold.

QUESTION NO 10:
Who made a century when Chips came for an interview?
ANSWER:
When Chips came for the interview, Brookfield was playing a cricket match against Barnhurst and one of the Barnhurst boys, a chubby little fellow
made a brilliant century.

QUESTION NO 11:
When and why did he join Brookfield?
ANSWER:
After teaching a year at Melbury, he joined Brookfield in 1870. Because he disliked the previous school as his discipline was not good there.
Moreover, he has dragged there a good deal.

QUESTION NO12:
Briefly explain his preliminary interview with Mr.Wetherby?
ANSWER:
It was a sunny day in July 1870 when he had his first interview with Mr. Wetherby. The air was full of the sweet smell of flowers. Wetherby said to
him," You are a young man, Mr.Chipping and Brookfield is an old foundation. Youth and age often combine well.
QUESTION NO 13:
What advice did Mr. Wetherby give to Mr. Chips? What kind of person Wetherby was?
ANSWER:
Wetherby was very fatherly and courteous. He behaved very politely with Chips. He advised him to take a firm attitude from the beginning that's the
secret to maintain discipline in the class.

QUESTION NO 14:
Who was the first boy punished by Mr. Chips at Brookfield?
ANSWER:
Colley, a red-haired boy, was the first one punished by Chips at Brookfield. He dropped the desk lid during the first class of Mr. Chips. Chips punished
him by giving him a hundred lines to write.

QUESTION NO 15:
What did Mr. Chips say to the son of Mr. Colley?
ANSWER:
Mr. Chips said," Your father was the first boy I ever punished when I came here twenty-five years ago. He deserved it then and you deserved it now.

QUESTION NO 16:
What did Mr. Chips say to the third Colley?
ANSWER:
He said that he was a fine example of inherited traditions. He said that his grandfather was a stupid fellow. His father was not better either and he
was the biggest fool of the lot.
QUESTION NO 17:
What was the fashion adopted by Mr. Chips during his youth days?
ANSWER:
Mr. Chips was fresh-complexioned, high collard and side-whiskered young man. This was the old fashion adopted by the people in those days.
Mr. Chips Lesson 02 CHARACTERS:
Napoleonic War
Author: Mr. Chips Building Brookfield

KEYWORS:
Village  In the region of Elizabeth at was established as a Grammar school.
Building  Its main structure was re-built in the region of George First.
Status  Wetherby, a headmaster, came in 1840.
Rebuilt  He restored its position. But in later history it remained an ordinary
War school.
Contributin  It accepted Mr. Chips an ordinary teacher, because it was a school
England of no repute.
Ambition Ten  Mr. Chips was an ambitious man in his youth.
Years  He realized later on that he could not be a headmaster else-where.
Retirement  He settled himself that till he was retired and given pension.
 He went across the road to live at Mrs. Wickett’s.
QUESTION NO 1:
What was the history of Brookfield Grammar School?
ANSWER:
It was established as a grammar school in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. It was surrounded by a line of old elms trees. The main structure of the
building was rebuilt and extended in the reign of George-1

QUESTION NO 2:
What kind of people and professionals did Brookfield supply?
ANSWER:
It supplied fair samples of history-making men like judges, members of parliament, colonial administrators, a few peers, and bishops. It also turned
out merchants manufacturers, professional men, country squires, and parsons.

QUESTION NO 3:
What were the qualifications of Mr. Chips?
ANSWER:
He was an ordinary teacher with inadequate qualification. He was simply a graduate from Cambridge. Moreover, his degree was mediocre.

QUESTION NO 4:
What was presented to Chips on his retirement?
ANSWER:
In 1913, when he was of sixty five, he retired. On his retirement, he was presented with a cheque, a writing desk and a clock.
QUESTION NO 5:
"A decent career decently closed" Explain.
ANSWER:
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.

QUESTION NO 6:
What were Chip's ambitions when he joined Brookfield?
ANSWER:
Yes, Chips was an ambitious teacher. When he joined Brookfield, he wanted to get headship or the senior-most mastership of a first-class school.

QUESTION NO7:
What was the status of Brookfield School?
ANSWER:
Brookfield was a good school of the second rank. But lt supplied fair samples of history making men for England.

QUESTION NO 8:
Write a note on Brookfield village.
ANSWER:
Brookfield was a smal! dependent village and open fe: country. was situated on the East Coast of England.
QUESTION NO 9:
Write a note on Brookfield Public School.
ANSWER:
It was a grammar school of the second rank in Brookfield. It was established in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. It produced many history making people
for England.

QUESTION NO 10:
How a football match was made possible at the Brookfield?
ANSWER:
It was due to the great and brave efforts of Katherine, a match made possible between Mission school and Brookfield.

QUESTION NO 11:
Narrate the activities of Mr. Chips after his retirement?
ANSWER:
He invited the new boys to tea, watched their matches, dined with the heads and the masters, and took on the preparation of the new edition of
Brookfield directory.
Mr. Chips Lesson 03 CHARACTERS:
Mrs. wicket BranKsome Collingwood
Author: Mr. Chips

KEYWORS:
House  He liked it, though the house itself was ugly, because from her he could contract with the school.
Retirement  He entertained the boys as well as master with tea and cakes.
Room  He dismissed them punctually at five after the session has lasted for an hour.
New Comers  He was leading a pleasant, placid life with no worries.
Treat  He was furnished simply and with school masterly taste.
Time  His books of study were, classical, of history, bells-letters and cheap editions of detective novels.
Financial  He was not a very profound scholar despite his long years of teaching.
Books  So Chips, an old man white haired and only, little bald, lived there luxuriating in reading, talking, receiving
callers busying himself with corrections for the next edition of Brookfield Directory.
 For his callers he was an eccentric man, very fussy about mixing the tea—-a typical bachelor.
QUESTION NO 1:
How was the room Mrs. Wickett let to Chips? OR How was Mr. Chips’ room decorated at Mrs. Wicketts? OR Describe Mrs. Wickett's house.
ANSWER:
Mrs. Wickett's house was situated across the road to Brookfield. The house itself was ugly and pretentious. But that did not matter. It was
convenient for Mr. Chips. The room Mrs. Wickett let to him was small. But it was comfortable and well lit. His room was decorated simply with
schoolmasterly taste.

QUESTION NO 2:
What would Mr. Chips do during mild afternoons while at Mrs. Wickett's?
ANSWER:
Whenever the weather was mild enough, Chips would go to the playing-fields and watch games. He liked to smile and speak to the boys there.

QUESTION NO 3:
How did Mr. Chips entertain his students at Mrs. Wickett's house? OR How did Chips meet the newcomers?
ANSWER:
Mr. Chips made a special point of getting to know all the new boys and having them to tea during their first term. He always ordered a walnut cake
and during the winter term, there were crumpets too. He sent them off at 5 o’clock.

QUESTION NO 4 :
What would Chips ask the new boys who came to see him?
ANSWER:
Mr. Chips asked the boys about their hometown. He also asked whether they had any family connections at Brookfield.
QUESTION NO 5:
What did the boys comment after tea with Chips?
ANSWER:
They enjoy the company of Chips and the taste of the tea. They call him a decent boy. They make fun of how Chips remember when to push them off

QUESTION NO 6:
What did Branksome tell Mr. Chips?
ANSWER:
He told Mr. Chips that he was the nephew of Major Collingwood who was an old student of Mr. Chips. Once Chips had thrashed Collingwood for
climbing on to the gymnasium roof to get a ball out of the gutter. He might have broken his neck.

QUESTION NO 7:
What did Mr. Chips tell Mrs. Wickett about Major Collingwood?
ANSWER:
He told her that once he had punished Collingwood for climbing on to the gymnasium roof to get a ball out of the gutter. He might have broken his
neck.

QUESTION NO 8:
Who was Mrs. Wicket and what were here service for Brookfield and Mr. Chips?
ANSWER:
Mrs. Wickett was the landlady of Mr. Chips. She had worked as the in-charge of the linen room at the school before she left the job. She let a room to
Chips after his retirement and served him till his death.
QUESTION NO 9:
What was the financial condition of Mr. Chips after retirement?
ANSWER:
Mr. Chips had no financial worries. His pension was enough. He had also saved He could afford everything and anything he wanted.

QUESTION NO 10:
What kind of books did Mr. Chips have in his room? OR What kind of books did Chips read?
ANSWER:
Chips usually read classical books. There were a few books on history and belles-lettres. There was also a pile of cheap detective novels in his room.

QUESTION NO 11:
What were Chips' views about Latin and Greek?
ANSWER:
Mr. Chips thought that Latin and Greek were dead languages from which Englishmen ought to learn a few quotations. Despite teaching for a long
period, he was not a good classical scholar.

QUESTION NO 12:
What was the misconception about Mr. Chips' marital status?
ANSWER:
People thought that Mr. Chips was a bachelor. This was oddly incorrect He had married but it was so long ago that none of the staff at Brookfield
could remember his wife.
QUESTION NO 13:
Who was Major Collingwood?
ANSWER:
Collingwood was an old student of Mr. Chips. Mr. Chips remembered him very well because he had thrashed him once for climbing onto the
gymnasium roof to get the ball out of the gutter. He might have broken his neck. Later. he joined the army. He died in Egypt during World War I.

QUESTION NO 14:
Why did Mr. Chips choose to live at Mrs. Wickett's? OR Why did Mr. Chips live at Mrs. Wickett’s house after retirement?
ANSWER:
Mr. Chips chose to live at Mrs. Wickett's because it was convenient. Living across the road to Brookfield provided Chips an opportunity to keep close
contact with Brookfield.
Mr. Chips Lesson 04 CHARACTERS:
Rowden Katherine bridges
Author: Mr. Chips

KEYWORS:
Memories  During The Summer Vacations He Went Up To The Lake District With His Colleague, Rowden.
Women  Rowden Went Home After A Week And Chips Stayed Alone At Wasdale Head.
Young Girl  One Day He Saw A Girl On Great Gable Signaling To Her Friend Farther Down The Mountain.
Great Gable  He Thought She Was Involved In Difficulties. He Hastened To Help Her And In Doing So He
Dislike Wrenched His Ankle.
Help  She Helped Him. Chips Was Ill At Ease, Because He Was Conservative.
Personality  He Disliked Modern Women.
Views  She Had Modern Views About Women, Politics.
Likes  Despite Their Conflicting Views, They Fell In Love.
 Before Chips Could Walk Without A Stick, They Considered Themselves Engaged And They
Were Married In London.
QUESTION NO 1:
What thing did stir Mr. Chips' memories?
ANSWER:
The warmth of the fire and the gentle aroma of tea stirred his memories.

QUESTION NO 2:
When was Chips appointed housemaster?
ANSWER:
Chips was appointed housemaster in 1896 at the ripe age of forty-eight.

QUESTION NO 3:
Who went with Mr. Chips to the Lake District?
ANSWER:
He with his colleague Rowden went up to the Lake District to spend his summer holidays.

QUESTION NO 4:
How much time did Mr. Chips and Rowden spend together in the Lake District?
ANSWER:
They spent a week together in walking and climbing.
QUESTION NO 5:
Where did Mr. Chips stay in the Lake District?
ANSWER:
He stayed alone in a small farmhouse at Wasdale Head.

QUESTION NO 6:
How did Mr. chips meet Katherine for the first time? OR Describe the 1st meeting of Mr. Chips and Katherine.
ANSWER:
One day, climbing on Great Gable, he saw a girl waving excitedly from a dangerous looking ledge. He hastened to her because he thought that she
was in trouble and needed masculine help. But he slipped and wrenched his ankle. The woman was Katherine Bridges. It came out that she was not
in danger. She was signalling to her friend.

QUESTION NO 7:
How did Chips feel in the company of women?
ANSWER:
Chips did not care for women. He never felt at ease with them. He considered the new women of the nineties monstrous creatures, which filled him
with horror.

QUESTION NO 8:
Why did Chips not like Bernard Shaw and Ibsen and bicycling? OR What were Chips' views about modern women?
ANSWER:
Mr. Chips didn't like modern women of the nineties. He was shocked by the women riding a bicycle and reading Bernard Shaw or Ibsen. He disliked
Shaw and Ibsen for their reprehensible views.
QUESTION NO 9:
What notion did Chips have about women? OR What were the views of chips about women?
ANSWER:
Mr. Chips believed that nice women were weak, timid and delicate, and those nice men treated them with a polite but rather distant chivalry.

QUESTION NO 10:
Give a physical description of Katherine Bridges. How did Katherine look? OR Write a note on Katherine bridges.
ANSWER:
Katherine was a young girl of 25. She had blue flashing eyes, freckled cheeks, and smooth straw-coloured hair. She was a governess out of job. She
married Chips in 1896. She died during child-birth on April 1, 1898.

QUESTION NO 11:
Why did Katherine visit Chips on her bicycle?
ANSWER:
Katherine visited him daily on her bicycle because she thought herself responsible for the accident.

QUESTION NO 12:
What did Chips think when Katherine visited him alone?
ANSWER:
When Chips saw a young girl like Katherine visiting a man alone in a farmhouse, he began to wonder what the world was coming to.
QUESTION NO 13:
What was the profession of Katherine?
ANSWER:
She was a governess out of job. She had already saved a little money.

QUESTION NO 14:
Why did Chips not contradict Katherine's political views when she expressed them to him?
ANSWER:
Mr. Chips did not think it necessary to contradict Katherine's political views. He was inarticulate.

QUESTION NO 15:
How did Katherine begin to like Chips?
ANSWER:
She began to like him because he had gentle and quiet manners because his views and thoughts were out-dated, but honest and also because his
eyes were brown and looked charming when he smiled.

QUESTION NO 16:
What were the political views of Mr. Chips?
ANSWER:
Mr. Chips was conservative in politics. He disapproved of modernity. He disliked Bernard Shaw, Ibsen and William Morris for their reprehensible
views.
QUESTION NO 17:
What was the most interesting event in the Novel?
ANSWER:
The most interesting event was when one day standing at the base of Great Gable, Mr. Chips saw a girl waving excitedly from a dangerous looking
ledge. He rushed to help her but wrenched his ankle in doing so. The girl helped him to reach his lodgings. She was Katherine Bridges.

QUESTION NO 18:
What were Katherine's views about middle-aged men before meeting Chips?
ANSWER:
Katherine had always thought that middle-aged men who read 'The Times' and disapproved modernity were bores. She thought that they couldn't
win her affection. But Mr. Chips was an exception.

QUESTION NO 19:
What kind of political views did Katherine have?
ANSWER:
In politics, Katherine Bridges was a radical with leanings towards the views of Bernard Shah and William Morris. She believed that women ought to
be admitted to universities. She also thought they ought to have a vote.

QUESTION NO 20:
Why was the spring of 1896 important / special for Chips? OR Why did Mr. Chips remember Spring 1896?
ANSWER:
In the spring of 1896 Chips went to the Lake District where he had a chance meeting with Katherine Bridges, his future wife. That’s why it was a
special time for him and he could not forget it.
Mr. Chips Lesson 05 CHARACTERS:
Mrs. wicket Katherine
Author: Mr. Chips
KEYWORS:
Feet
Lake District He envisaged the great gable, re-smeit the washed air, and re-followed the ribbon of
Time the pass across to stay Head.
Teacher That time of dizzy happiness, the evening strolls, her cool voice and her gay laughter
Wedding clearly lingered in his mind.
Opinion Both had been eager about planning a future.
Depreciate She liked the school-boys and his profession of teaching.
Age He could not forget that morning when she had laughed in response his self
Response denunciation.
Mental Approach She had no parents and was married from the house of an ant in Ealing.
QUESTION NO 1:
What was Katherine's views about Chips' profession?
ANSWER:
She liked being among boys. She was happy that Chips was a teacher and not a lawyer, a dentist or a broker or a big businessman. She liked the
teaching profession because a teacher influences those who are going to matter to the world.

QUESTION NO 2:
When was Katherine married?
ANSWER:
She had no parents. She was married from the house of an aunt in Ealing in London.

QUESTION NO 3:
What did Katherine say to Chips on the night before their wedding?
ANSWER:
She said that she felt like a new boy beginning his first term with him. She asked if she should call him `Sir' or 'Mr. Chips'. He said 'Mr. Chips would be
the right thing. Then she said, Goodbye, Mr. Chips.

QUESTION NO 4:
How did Chips depreciate himself before his marriage?
ANSWER:
Chips depreciated himself and his attainments before Katherine. He told her about his mediocre degree, occasional difficulties of discipline, the
certainty that he would never get a promotion and his complete ineligibility to marry a young, ambitious girl.
QUESTION NO 5:
What different scenes did Mr. Chips remember on the eve of his wedding? Describe Chips’ marriage.
ANSWER:
Mr. Chips on his way to the hotel, remembered, a handsome clop-clopping in the roadway, green pale gas lamps flickering on wet pavement,
newsboys shouting something about South Africa and Sherlock Holmes in Baker Street.

QUESTION NO 6:
What were Katherine's views about Chips profession? OR Was Katherine happy with Chips being a teacher?
ANSWER:
She liked being among boys. She was happy that Chips was a teacher and not a lawyer, a dentist or a broker o a big businessman. She liked the
teaching profession because a teacher influences those who are going to matter to the world.
Mr. Chips Lesson 06 CHARACTERS:

Author: Mr. Chips Katherine Mr chips Gribble

KEYWORS:
Brookfield
Mission School  Katherine won over Brookfield as she had conquered Chips.
Influence Improve  The boys as well as masters and even the wives of the masters
Help were dominated by her charms.
Job  Above all, she exerted an immensely great influence on the
Ideas formation and development of chips character.
Jokes  Till his marriage he had been a dry and rather neutral sort of
East London person.
Behavior  He was hard-working; he was conscious; but his work was
Football Match without inspiration.
Soccer Match  She made him, to all appearances a new man.
Lex Canulea  His eyes flashed; his mind began to work more adventurously;
Pedagogy his sense of humour blossomed.
Political Ideas  He was obeyed, honoured but now he began to be loved by the
Class Distinction boys. He gained popularity.
Before Marriage  Katherine made him broad-minded.
QUESTION NO 1:
What is your analysis of Chips' marriage to Katherine? OR Was Chips' marriage successful or not? OR Write a few lines about Mr. Chips' married life.
ANSWER:
Chips' marriage to Katherine Bridges was a great success. It brought about happy changes in his life. She made him a new man.

QUESTION NO 2:
How did the wives of the other masters feel at first about Katherine?
ANSWER:
They were tempted at first to be jealous of someone so young and lovely. However, they began to like her gradually.

QUESTION NO 3:
What kind of fellow was Mr. Chips before marriage?
ANSWER:
Before marriage, Chips had been a dry and rather neutral sort of person. He was liked in general in Brookfield but he had nothing to be popular and
loved.

QUESTION NO 4:
What was Chips' performance as a teacher before his marriage?
ANSWER:
He used to repeat the same lessons every year. He worked well. He gave service, satisfaction, confidence, and everything except inspiration.
QUESTION NO 5:
What changes did Katherine bring in Chips? OR What influence did Katherine exercise on Mr. Chips? OR Katherine made Mr. Chips a new man. Is it
true?
ANSWER:
She made him a new man. His eyes gained sparkle. His humour became rich and mature. He began to feel confident. His discipline improved.

QUESTION NO 6:
Write a note on Chips' humour.
ANSWER:
He made little jokes like mnemonics and puns that raised laughter and at the same time imprinted something in the mind.

QUESTION NO 7:
What did Katherine do to make Chips see beyond the roofs and turrets of Brookfield?
ANSWER:
She broadened his views. He began to realize that there was a world beyond the roofs and turrets of Brookfield. He saw his country as something
deep and gracious to which Brookfield was but one of the feeding streams.

QUESTION NO 8:
What were the political ideas of Chips and how were they different from Katherine's?
ANSWER:
Chips was a conservative in politics while Katherine was a radical socialist. Her young idealism worked upon his maturity to produce a mixture so
gentle and wise.
QUESTION NO 9:
Which team lost the match between Brookfield and the Mission?
ANSWER:
The East End boys were defeated by seven goals to five.

QUESTION NO 10:
What did the Poplar boys take with them?
ANSWER:
They took with them the memory of a charming woman who had met them and talked to them.

QUESTION NO 11:
Who was old Gribble?
ANSWER:
He was the school butler. He was the last man at Brookfield who knew that Chips had married.

QUESTION NO 12:
What do you know of the private?
ANSWER:
The private was one of the Poplar boys who had visited Brookfield. He had a vivid recollection of Katherine Bridges even after a lapse of two decades.
He visited Chips during the Word War I. He was killed in Passchendaele.
Mr. Chips Lesson 07 CHARACTERS:
Katherine boy Ogilvie
Author: Mr. Chips Dunster Rushton

KEYWORS:
Memories
Death  He envisaged Katherine running hastily along the corridors and playing on
Forgive Violoncello.
Mistakes  She was a good player and a fine musician.
Leniency  She advised him in every little problems that across.
Katherine  She advised to be lenient to the boys in general and to be strict with the stubborn
Advice sort of students.
Discipline  Chips wished to write those incidents of the past in the form of a book.
Past  Sometimes he went seven so far as to make desultory notes in an exercise book.
Choir  But the work was greatly tiresome for him.
Rat  Moreover, his recollections lost much of flavour when they were written down.
Potatoes  All the same, there he was dreaming again before the fire, dreaming of times and
Burnea incidents in which he alone could take secret interest.
QUESTION NO 1:
What different memories did Mr. Chips have of Katherine during a twilight at Mrs. Wickett?
ANSWER:
.In his memories, he saw Katherine rushing along the stone corridor, laughing at some mistake in the essay he was marking, playing the cello in a
school concert, Katherine at the garden party and Katherine tendering her advice in various problems that arose.

QUESTION NO 2:
What had Katherine always pleaded with Chips regarding the boys?
ANSWER:
She had always pleaded with Chips to forgive the students for their mistakes. She urged Chips to give them a chance. However, she asked him to tell
them that they would be punished if they repeated the mistake.

QUESTION NO 3:
Who was Ogilvie?
ANSWER:
Old Ogilvie was a choir master. Mr. Chips remembered him for a funny anecdote which involved Ogilvie and Dunster. Dunster had put a rat in the
organ loft when Ogilvie was taking choir practice.

QUESTION NO 4:
How did Chips justify his strict discipline?
ANSWER:
Chips defended his strict attitude by saying "For everybody's sake, we have to be pretty strict about this sort of thing. One black sheep can
contaminate others."
QUESTION NO 5:
What kind of musician was Katherine?
ANSWER:
She was a good musician. She was at home in playing the cello. She took the cello part in a Mozart trio for the school concert.

QUESTION NO 6:
How did Katherine influence Chips in improving his discipline?
ANSWER:
Katherine often tendered her advice to Chips. He did not always take her advice but it definitely influenced him. In the matter of discipline she often
advised him to be lenient when he was inclined to be harsh. In certain cases, she urged him to be strict when Chips wanted to be lenient.

QUESTION NO 7:
What did Mr. Chips remember about Dunster and Ogilvie?
ANSWER:
One of the little incidents that Mr. Chips remembered involved Dunster and Ogilvie. Dunster had once put a rat in the organ loft while old Ogilvie was
taking the choir practice. By that time Ogilvie was dead and Dunster drowned at Jutland and other people had forgotten about it.

QUESTION NO 8:
Why was the old fifth-form room called "the Pit"?
ANSWER:
Nobody had any trace why the old fifth-form room was called "the Pit". It was so old that people had forgotten the reason. It can be presumed that
the old fifth-form room was called so because of its musty, dark and odorous atmosphere.
QUESTION NO 9:
What did Wetherby comment about the Franco-Prussian War of 1870?
ANSWER:
A war was fought between France and Germany in 1870. During his preliminary interview, Wetherby had said: "Looks as if we shall have to settle
with the Prussians ourselves, one of these fine days, eh?"

QUESTION NO 10:
Why could Chips not write a book of his memories?
ANSWER:
Mr. Chips could not write a book of his because writing tired him, both physically and mentally. Besides, his recollections lost their charm and flavour
once they were written down.
Mr. Chips Lesson 08 CHARACTERS:
kathery Faulkner
Author: Mr. Chips newbornbaby

KEYWORS:
Died  He was terribly shocked by the
1st April death of his wife and his newly-born
1898 child.
April Foolery  He was indisposed to receive
React condolences.
Letters  He tried to busy himself with his
Condolences routine work.
Anniversary  The same day he received a lot of
Take Class letters containing blank sheets of
Fourth_form paper.
Small Boy  He made no comment.
Lane  A day afterwards he came to know
Blazes that it was piece of April Foolery.
QUESTION NO 1:
When did Katherine and her new-born child die?
ANSWER:
The mother and the newly born child died on April 1, 1898 during

QUESTION NO 2:
What did young Faulkner ask Chips on April 1, 1898?
ANSWER:
He asked if he might have the afternoon off and miss chapel too. go to the station to receive his family.

QUESTION NO 3:
Why did Chips not want to receive condolences?
ANSWER:
He wanted to get used to things before facing the kind words of others to others.

QUESTION NO 4:
What type of letters did Mr. Chips receive on 1st April 1998? OR What was the April foolery did Chips face?
ANSWER:
. He was sitting at his desk. Someone said that there were letters for him. He opened them one by one. All letters contained a blank sheet of paper. He
thought that it was strange.
QUESTION NO 5:
When did Chips realize that the blank letters written to him were a piece of April foolery?
ANSWER:
It was after many days when Mr. Chips realized that it was a piece of April foolery. Because of the death of his beloved wife and newly born child, he
could not realize it immediately.

QUESTION NO 6:
What do you know of Faulkner?
ANSWER:
Faulkner was a student at Brookfield who had met Mr. Chips on the day his wife died. He sought leave from Mr. Chips to receive his family at the
station.

QUESTION NO 7:
What were Chips' feeling on his wife's death?
ANSWER:
Mr. Chips was deeply grieved at the death of his beloved wife and his new-born child. He even wished he were dead himself.

QUESTION NO 8:
Describe Katherine's tragic death.
ANSWER:
Katherine's tragic death made Chips deeply grieved and lonely. She and her newly born child died during childbirth on April 1, 1898. They died on the
same day.
Mr. Chips Lesson 09 CHARACTERS:

Author: Mr. Chips Katherine boys Naylor Halsbury Lloyd George

KEYWORS:
 He did not give house mastership.
 The work, though not cure, proved sedative for him.
Chips Shift Effect Death  For the first time the people noticed that he was getting on in years.
After Death Old  Like marriage bereavement brought many changes in him.
Age Condition  With his maturity he became self-confident.
Game Of Five Lawyer  He did not feel different about his work and worth.
Chancellor New Century  He adopted peculiar mannerism in his habits and dress.
Gown Attendance  Katherine had left him with a clambers that accorded well with his own inward
Eccentricities Boers emotions.
Finance Master Laughed  He was not bitterly against Boers without being Pro-Boer.
Talked Freely  He was orthodox about Lloyd George and the famous budget.
 He was at an age when he could get away with every person.
QUESTION NO 1:
Where did Chips move after his wife's death?
ANSWER:
Chips changed his more commodious apartment in schoolhouse for his old original bachelor quarters after the death of his wife. But he did not leave
his house mastership.

QUESTION NO 2:
How did Chips' house mastership prove useful after the death of his wife?
ANSWER:
Mr. Chips wanted to give up his house mastership after the death of his wife but the Headmaster convinced him otherwise. Later, he was glad. The
work filled up the emptiness in his mind and heart.

QUESTION NO 3:
What changes did the death of his wife bring in Chips?
ANSWER:
Just as marriage added something to his life, so did grief. After the death of his wife, suddenly, Chips became a man whom boys classed as 'old'. His
discipline improved. He did not feel diffident about his work and worth.

QUESTION NO 4:
How did Chips see the world of change and conflict?
ANSWER:
He saw the world with the remembered eyes of Katherine as one may glimpse a mountain behind another mountain when the mist clears. She had
left him with a calmness and a poise that accorded well with his inward emotions.
QUESTION NO 5:
What had Katherine left Chips with?
ANSWER:
She had left him with calmness and poise that accorded well with his inward emotions.

QUESTION NO 6:
What were Chips' views about the Boers?
ANSWER:
Mr. Chips was neither a pro-Boer nor an anti-Boer. But he believed the Boers were engaged in a struggle that had a curious similarity to those of
certain English history book heroes.

QUESTION NO 7:
What did Chips say to Lloyd George?
ANSWER:
Mr. Chips did not follow any formalities during his conversation with the Prime Minister. He said, "I am nearly old enough to remember you as a
young man. I confess that you seem to have improved a great deal."

QUESTION NO 8:
What sort of gown did Chips wear after the death of Katherine?
ANSWER:
Chips cared the least about his dress and demeanor. He wore his gown until it was almost too tattered to hold together.
QUESTION NO 9:
How would Chips take call-over near Big Hall?
ANSWER:
Chips held the school list and each boy as he passed spoke his name for Chips to verify and then tick off on the list. His verifying glance was mimicked
by the students.

QUESTION NO 10:
Draw a character sketch of Naylor.
ANSWER:
Naylor was an old student of Mr. Chips who called Chips old at fifty. Later, he became a lawyer. Mr. Chips remembered him for his comment.
Mr. Chips Lesson 10 CHARACTERS:
Meldrum Ralston Edward V|| railway men Mr.jones
Author: Mr. Chips Cricklade Grayson

KEYWORS:
 Ralston Was Appointed As His Successor.
Die Head Brookfield  Ralston Had An Impressive Personality. He Was Youngster Of 37 Years.
Personality Popular  The Years Before Retirement Had Memorable Pictures For Him.
Big Hall Railway Strike  He Could Not Forget A May Morning When The Whole School Had
Duty Story Assembled To Condole The Death Of King Edward.
England Diamond Jubilee  He Remembered A Summer Morning When The Railway Men Were On
1897 Before Retirement Strike.
Emotionally Student  Diamond Jubilee Was Another Memorable Event.
Titanic Sink  Many Other Things Rushed In His Mind Like Champagne Suppers And
Political Circumstances 20th Century Unemployed Merchers, Marconi, Home And H.M.S.
Father Altanic  He Could Not Forget An April Evening When He Rebuked Grayson.
Ocean Condole  Later On Chips Had To Commiserate With Grayson, The Senior, For His
Son’s Untimely Death.
QUESTION NO 1:
Why did Chips become Acting Head of Brookfield?
ANSWER:
In 1900, old Meldrum, who had succeeded Wetherby as Head and had held office for thirty years, died suddenly of pneumonia, and Chips became
Acting Head of Brookfield. He again assumed the charge of Acting Head during World War I after Chatteris died.

QUESTION NO 2:
Who succeeded Meldrum as Headmaster?
ANSWER:
Mr. Ralston was made Head of Brookfield after Chips had worked as Acting Head after the death of Meldrum.

QUESTION NO 3:
What did Mr. Ralston announce on a May morning?
ANSWER:
Ralston announced that King Edward VII had died that morning. He also said that a memorial service would be held in the Chapel. There would be no
school in the afternoon.

QUESTION NO 4:
What duty did Brookfield boys perform during the railway strike?
ANSWER:
The boys were asked to patrol the railway line as stones had been thrown at the trains.
QUESTION NO 5:
What did Chips remember about the Diamond Jubilee?
ANSWER:
Mr. Chips along with Katherine- went to London to see the procession celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.

QUESTION NO 6:
Whose father had sailed on the Titanic? What happened to him? OR What news about Grayson's father came finally?
ANSWER:
Grayson's father had sailed on the Titanic, and there was a rumour that he too had drowned when the ship sank. Then came news that his father had
been among those rescued.

QUESTION NO 7:
What did Chips think of England?
ANSWER:
Chips thought of England as a country whose days of ease were nearly over and the English were steering into channels where a little error could be
disastrous.

QUESTION NO 8:
How did Queen Victoria look?
ANSWER:
Chips saw the old legendary lady, Queen Victoria, sitting in her carriage like a crumbling wooden doll.
QUESTION NO 10:
Why was Grayson preoccupied during the class?
ANSWER:
There was news about the sinking of The Titanic. Grayson was pre-occupied because his father had sailed on the Titanic and no news had come
through about his fate.

QUESTION NO 11:
What news did spread in the school about Grayson's father?
ANSWER:
The news spread around the school that Grayson's father had sailed on the Titanic and no one knew about his fate yet. He was supposed to have
died. Finally, the news came that Grayson's father was among those who had been rescued.
Mr. Chips Lesson 11 CHARACTERS:
Ralston Small boy Sir John Rivers Board of Governors Chairman of governors
Author: Mr. Chips parents mrs wicket

KEYWORS:
not like behave Row Quarrel  He Asked Him To Retire.
1908 Suggest Refused  Chips Had Never Considered About It.
Retire Slovenly ignored  On This They Began To Argue.
Eager get rid Brookfield  Ralston Told Him Plainly That He Had Old-fashioned
factory Machine Money Methods Of Teaching And He Was Disorderly In Personal
Traditions Interview outside Demeanour.
office Impression outcome  Ralston Raised Objection To His Out-of-date Pronunciation.
unpopular progress respect  For Ralston Chips Luxuriated Too Much In The Past And Not
people reaction pronunciation kikero Enough In The Present And Future.
Cicero left Brookfield oldfashioned  Chips Thought That Ralston Was Running Brookfield Like A
slave-driving richpeople London Factory Which Will Produce Money-mined People.
60 years Insubordination Slovenly  Chips Came To Know About His Popularity When There Was
tattered gown 1911 An Outburst Of Sympathy For Him And Talk Of Riot, In Case
Ralston Made Chips To Resign.
QUESTION NO 1:
What do you know of Mr. Ralston? OR What kind of person was Mr. Ralston?
ANSWER:
Ralston joined Brookfield Public School as Headmaster in 1900 at the age of 37. He was a strict disciplinarian, ruthless, ambitious, and energetic and
a fine power transmitter. He raised the status of Brookfield. He left Brookfield in 1911 to better himself as he was offered the headship of a greater
school.

QUESTION NO 2:
What kind of relation did Chips have with Ralston?
ANSWER:
Mr. Chips did not like Ralston. He was not attracted by the man. But Chips served him willingly and loyally.

QUESTION NO 3:
What was Ralston's urbane ultimatum to Chips?
ANSWER:
Ralston asked Mr. Chips to retire. Mr. Chips refused to accept his offer.

QUESTION NO 4:
What allegations did Ralston level against Chips? OR What was Ralston's indictment of Chips?
ANSWER:
Ralston said that Chips' method of teaching was old and lazy. His personal habits were slovenly. Ralston blamed him that he ignored his instructions,
which was sheer insubordination.
QUESTION NO 5:
How did Ralston defend his allegations against Chips?
ANSWER:
Ralston said that he never alleged Chips of insubordination. "I said that in a younger man I should have regarded it as that," he explained.

QUESTION NO 6:
What did Chips say when Ralston told him that he had not changed his Latin pronunciation?
ANSWER:
Chips defended his old pronunciation by saying that it was approved by his predecessors.

QUESTION NO 7:
What did Ralston say when Chips said that he would not change his Latin pronunciation?
ANSWER:
Ralston said that he held one opinion and Chips another. He wanted to make Brookfield an up-to-date school. He said he had no objection to the
classics, but the dead languages should not be taught in a dead teaching style.

QUESTION NO 8:
What did Chips think at the end of the row with Ralston though he said no words?
ANSWER:
He thought that Ralston was running the school like a factory to turn out a snob-culture based on money and machines. He thought that Ralston was
destroying the old gentlemanly traditions.
QUESTION NO 9:
Whom did Ralston meet in London and what did he tell them?
ANSWER:
Ralston met rich people in London clubs and persuaded them to send their children to Brookfield as it was the coming school.

QUESTION NO 10:
How did Chips regard the rich children whom Ralston brought to Brookfield?
ANSWER:
Chips thought that these children were harming the proportion or harmony. He thought they were vulgar, showy, and represented all the hectic
rotten ripeness of the age.

QUESTION NO 11:
Did Ralston know Brookfield and its traditions
ANSWER:
No, he knew neither Brookfield nor its traditions. He could not estimate the toughness of Brookfield traditions and its readiness to defend itself and
its defenders.

QUESTION NO 12:
How did people come to know about the quarrel between Ralston and Mr. Chips?
ANSWER:
A small boy, who was waiting outside to see Ralston, heard the entire row be told his friends about it and the boys conveyed the news to their
parents. The news spread around within no time.
QUESTION NO 13:
Was Ralston popular and respected in Brookfield? OR How much was Ralston popular and respected in Brookfield?
ANSWER:
Ralston was not liked in Brookfield. He was feared and respected. However, after his row with Chips, the dislike rose to the point where it conquered
fear and destroyed even respect among his subordinates.

QUESTION NO 14:
What was the reaction of the masters to the row between Ralston and Chips?
ANSWER:
The masters agreed that Chips was old-fashioned. However, they gathered round Chips because they hated Ralston's slave-driving.

QUESTION NO 15:
Who was Sir John Rivers, and why was he in favour of Chips? OR Why did John Rivers favour Chips?
ANSWER:
Sir John Rivers was the Chairman of the Board of Governors. He visited Brookfield. He ignored Ralston and went direct to Chips. He supported Chips
because he thought of Ralston as too clever. He said that a fellow like Ralston wanted to watch.

QUESTION NO 16:
What did John Rivers tell Chips about his retirement?
ANSWER:
He told Chips that the Board of Governors did not like Ralston. John Rivers said Ralston was too clever. He admitted that Ralston had doubled the
school endowment funds. He asked Chips not to bother about Ralston. He told Chips that he could stay at Brookfield till he was a hundred.
QUESTION NO 17:
How and when was Mr. Chips made Acting Head for the first time?
ANSWER:
Mr. Meldrum died from Pneumonia in 1900. Mr. Chips was made Acting Head in the interval before the appointment of a regular Headmaster.

QUESTION NO 18:
What do you know of Meldrum?
ANSWER:
Mr. Meldrum was Headmaster of Brookfield Public School between 1870 and 1900. He succeeded Wetherby as Headmaster and held this post for
three decades. He died of pneumonia in the year 1900.

QUESTION NO 19:
What do you know of Grayson?
ANSWER:
Grayson was an intelligent student at Brookfield. His father sailed in the Titanic in its maiden voyage. Grayson was found in-attentive by Mr. Chips in
the class. It was presumed that Grayson's father had died as the Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean. Grayson's father was rescued from Titanic but
Grayson died during the war.

QUESTION NO 20:
What led Ralston and Chips into a row? OR What were the causes of the row between Ralston and Chips?
ANSWER:
Ralston thought Chips' method of teaching was slack and old fashioned. Chips, on the other hand, did not hold with Ralston's obsession with
modernism. This resulted in a row between them.
QUESTION NO 21:
Describe briefly Mr. Chips as a teacher.
ANSWER:
As a teacher, Mr. Chips was quite conventional. He did not believe in the importance of examinations and certificates as marks of education. He
believed that education should be geared up to teach children a sense of proportion.
Mr. Chips Lesson 12 CHARACTERS:
Lamp boy Mrs .brool Chatteris Ralston
Author: Mr. Chips Mrs. Wicket

KEYWORS:
Fatal Disease, German Measles Mafeking Night  In 1913 chips had bronchitis and was off duty for nearly the
Leave Brookfield Relations whole of the winter term. In 1913 chips recivedhis farewell
Resign 1913 presentations and made a speech..august 1913 chips went
Bronchitis Farewell Speech for a cure to Wiesbaden where he lodged at the home of
Live After Retirement Wiesbaden the German master at Brookfield
QUESTION NO 1:
When and why did Ralston leave Brookfield?
ANSWER:
Ralston left Brookfield in 1911 as he got a better opportunity. He was offered the headship of a better public school.

QUESTION NO 2:
Who was the successor of Ralston and what kind of man was he?
ANSWER:
Chatteris was the successor of Ralston. He was a young brilliant man of 34. He was a science graduate, friendly and sympathetic. He wisely accepted
Chips. Chips also liked him much.

QUESTION NO 3:
What is the significance of the year 1913 in the life of Chips? OR What happened to Chips in 1913?
ANSWER:
In 1913, Chips had bronchitis and was off duty for nearly the whole of the winter term. This made him decide to resign. He was 65 then. He thought it
unfair to keep going if he could not do his duty well.

QUESTION NO 4:
Describe the farewell speech of Mr. Chips. OR What did Chips say in his farewell speech?
ANSWER:
Chips made many jokes during his farewell speech. There were several Latin quotations in it. There was also a reference to the Captain of the School
team. He also revisited the past of Brookfield school as a teacher. He mentioned the first bicycle, the lamp-boy, the seven-week frost, the day when
the Big Hall was turned into a Hospital ward due to German measles.
QUESTION NO 5:
How much time did Chips spend in Brookfield?
ANSWER:
He spent forty-three years there. He said that he had been very happy there.

QUESTION NO 6:
Write a character sketch of Chatteris.
ANSWER:
Chatteris became Headmaster of Brookfield after Ralston left in 1911. He was a science graduate, friendly and sympathetic. He got on well with Mr.
Chips. He died of bronchitis during the World War I. He died in April 1917.

QUESTION NO 7:
Why did Mr. Chips decide to retire?
ANSWER:
Mr. Chips had bronchitis and remained off duty during the winter term in 1913. This made him decide to retire during the summer of 1913 at the age
of 65.

QUESTION NO 8:
What happened in 1880 in Brookfield
ANSWER:
In 1880, there spread German measles and the two-thirds of the school fell ill. The Big Hall of the School was turned into a hospital ward.
QUESTION NO 9:
What is German measles?
ANSWER:
It is a highly contagious viral disease especially of children that causes swelling of the lymphmPh glands and reddish-pink rashes on the skin. It is also
called rubella.

QUESTION NO 10:
How did Chips describe John Rivers in his farewell speech?
ANSWER:
Chips did not mince any words about the Chairman of the Governors, Sir John Rivers, who had been Chips' student. Chips said that John Rivers had
his hair stuck up on the top and had no idea about the difference between a Gerund and a Gerundive during his school days.

QUESTION NO 11:
Where did Chips go in 1913?
ANSWER:
In 1913, Chips went to Wiesbaden for his treatment. There, he stayed at the home of the German master at Brookfield; Herr Steafel was thirty years
his junior.

QUESTION NO 12:
What were the activities of Chips after his retirement? OR How did Chips pass his retired life? OR Describe the activities of Mr. Chips after his
retirement.
ANSWER:
He invited the new boys as well as masters to tea, watched matches, dined with the Head and the masters, took on the editing of the new edition of
Brookfieldian Directory, wrote articles and read newspaper and detective novels.
Mr. Chips Lesson 13 CHARACTERS:
Forrester old boys Mrs. Wicket
Author: Mr. Chips Chatteris

KEYWORS:
First World War 1918  The war yearsThe first shock and then the first
Military Camp 1915 optimism. The battle of the Marne, the Russian
Old Boys Tribute stream_roller, Kitchener .1915 Armies clenched in
Names War Victim Request deadlock from the sea to Switzerland. towards
Rejoin School Shocked Chatteris Talk the close of that catastrophic July, Chatteris talked
Chips Response Health Problem to chips one afternoon at Mrs. Wickett's. He was
Services Brookfield Brookfieldians over worked and over worried and looked very ill.
Somme Battle Twenty-three To tell you the truth , chipping , I m not having too
Sunday Evening 1916 easy a time here. I m thirty nine and unmarried
QUESTION NO 1:
What happened to Brookfield during World War I?
ANSWER:
During the war of 1915, military camps were established near Brookfield. The soldiers used the playing field for sports and training. The younger
masters either left the school or joined the army.

QUESTION NO 2:
What did Chatteris read out every Sunday night during the war?
ANSWER:
Every Sunday night, after evening service, Chatteris read out the names of the old boys killed in the war. He also read their biographies. It was a very
moving sight.

QUESTION NO 3:
What did Chips feel when Chatteris read out biographies of War heroes?
ANSWER:
Generally, it was a moving sight. Chips thought that they were only the names for Chatteris because he did not know them but Chips could see their
faces with his mind's eye.

QUESTION NO 4:
Draw a character sketch of Chatteris.
ANSWER:
Chatteris succeeded Ralston as the Headmaster of Brookfield. He was a science graduate. He got on well with Chips and recognised in Chips a
Brookfield institution. He urged Chips to join Brookfield during the war as it needed him. Chatteris died in April 1917.
QUESTION NO 5:
What do you know of Forrester?
ANSWER:
Forrester was the smallest new boy Brookfield had ever had. He was about four feet high above his muddy football boots. He was killed in 1918 at
Cambrai.

QUESTION NO 6:
What did Chatteris share with Chips regarding school staff?
ANSWER:
Chatteris told him that most of the young masters had joined the army. The new staff could not do well. He had to take the classes till mid-night. He
said he could no longer continue like that.

QUESTION NO 7:
What request did Chatteris make to Chips about helping him?
ANSWER:
Chatteris requested Chips to join the school again. He said that Chips looked pretty fit and he wanted him simply to be with him. He asked him to help
him in holding things together which were in the danger of flying to bits.

QUESTION NO 8:
What was the contribution of Brookfield School during World War I?
ANSWER:
During the war Brookfield offered its playing fields to soldiers for sports and training. Most of the younger masters joined the army. Every Sunday
might, in the chapel after evening service, the Head read out the names of old boys killed in the war.
Mr. Chips Lesson 14 CHARACTERS:
German master Max staefel
Author: Mr. Chips Chatteris

KEYWORS:
Head Brookfield  Chips made new jokes about O.T.C and food
Rejoined Feelings rationing system at the anti air blinds that to be
tragic list jokes fitted on all windows. Chips had told some big
Abhorrendum Rationing system brass hat from the War office that bayonet
Prewar name Chatteris die fighting was vulgar. just like chips.. An adjective
censored letter Switzerland for chips he was pre-war
QUESTION NO 1:
What sort of jokes did Chips make during the war?
ANSWER:
He made new jokes about the O.T.C. and the food rationing system and the anti-air-raid blinds that had to be fitted on all the windows during the
war.

QUESTION NO 2:
What is meant by Chips' latest?
ANSWER:
Chips' latest means a fresh joke by Mr. Chips.

QUESTION NO 3:
When did Chips become Acting Head of Brookfield for the second time?
ANSWER:
Chatteris fell ill during the winter of 1917 and Chips became Acting Head of Brookfield for the second time in his life.

QUESTION NO 4:
Why did Chips not want to be the official Head of Brookfield?
ANSWER:
He did not want to be the official head as he felt himself unequal to it. He said that he was an old man. He said that he was like all the colonels and
majors — just a war-time fluke.
QUESTION NO 5:
What were Chips' views about bayonet-practice?
ANSWER:
Chips did not support war. He did not mince any words when asked to comment on bayonet-practice. He said that it was a very vulgar way of killing
people.

QUESTION NO 6:
Describe Chips' routine on his joining Brookfield School as a teacher again.
ANSWER:
He still kept his rooms with Mrs. Wickett, and he went to school daily after 10. He felt fit, taught lessons smoothly and shared jocks.
Mr. Chips Lesson 15 CHARACTERS:
Boys Burrow
Author: Mr. Chips Maynard

KEYWORS:
Air-rid Type Of Mam Chips Speaking a little louder amidst the reverberating crashes of
November 11, 1918 Caught Cold guns and shrill whine of anti aircraft shells .some of boys were
Shelling Stink- Merchant nervous few to b attentive. Five boms had fallen in and around
Nick Name News Victory Brookfield. He was a legend News came through in the morning
Celebrate End Of War a holiday was decreed for the school
QUESTION NO 1:
What did Chips say to the students when a bomb fell quite near them?
ANSWER:
Chips said if it was their fate to be interrupted by explosions, they should be found doing something properly.

QUESTION NO 2:
What do you know of the shelling around Brookfield during the war?
ANSWER:
During the shelling, the whole building shook as if it were being lifted off its foundations.

QUESTION NO 3:
What is the significance of November 11, 1918?
ANSWER:
World War I ended on November 11, 1918. A holiday was decreed. Mr. Chips also tendered his resignation the same day.

QUESTION NO 4:
Why did the term 'stink merchant' create laughter in the class?
ANSWER:
The boys had nicknamed the science master, Mr. Burrow, the 'stink-merchant'. But when Chips referred to the scientists who invented bombs as stink
merchants, it made the boys laugh nervously.
QUESTION NO 5:
What happened to Chips on November 11, 1918?
ANSWER:
November 11, 1918, was a damp, foggy day. Chips got a chill as he walked across the quadrangle to the dining hall. He had bronchitis and he
remained in bed till after Christmas.

QUESTION NO 6:
How did Brookfield celebrate the end of the war?
ANSWER:
A whole holiday was decreed for the school, and the kitchen staff was requested to provide a cheerful spread. This was much cheering and singing.

QUESTION NO 7:
Who was Maynard? What memories did Chips have about him?
ANSWER:
Maynard was a Chubby, dauntless, clever, and impudent boy. Chips remembered his reading during the heavy bombing around Brookfield.
Mr. Chips Lesson 16 CHARACTERS:
Old boys mr.chips
Author: Mr. Chips Gregson

KEYWORS:
Experience Seasons  Sometimes when the bell rang for call-over he would go to
Strike Income the window and look across the road and over the school
Questions Spectacles fence and see in the distance the thin line of boys filling past
Post-war Dinner the bench New times, New names...Where are you all,
Expenses Henderson where have you all gone to ?in 1930 he made his will. Except
Wurlitzer Great Jester for legacies to the mission and tommrs. Wicket he left all he
Advertisement had to found an open entrance scholarship to the school.
QUESTION NO 1:
Why could Mr. Chips not go abroad?
ANSWER:
Mr. Chips came across unexpected cold weather during his visit to the Riviera in Italy. So he decided not to go abroad after this experience. He said: "I
prefer to get my chills in my own country."

QUESTION NO 2:
How did Chips feel in different seasons after his retirement?
ANSWER:
He had to take care of himself when there were east winds, but autumn and winter were not really bad. There were warm fires and books. But it was
summer that he liked the best.

QUESTION NO 3:
Why did Chips like summer best?
ANSWER:
Mr. Chips liked summer because the weather suited him. Apart from this, he loved summer because of the continual visits of the old boys who called
at his house during the summer season.

QUESTION NO 4:
Who was Gregson?
ANSWER:
Gregson was one of the old Brookfield boys who visited Chips during the summer. He was a tall boy with spectacles and was always late in his work.
He got a job with the League of Nations.
QUESTION NO 5:
How did England stand in contrast with the rest of the world in the post-war decade?
ANSWER:
There occurred many changes in the world. Chips disliked changes. However, he was happy with Brookfield and England that had survived because
Brookfield had stood the test of time, change, and war.

QUESTION NO 6:
What service did Brookfield boys render during the General Strike of 1926?
ANSWER:
The Brookfield boys loaded motor vans with foodstuff and served the nation during the General Strike of 1926.

QUESTION NO 7:
How did Chips earn the reputation of being a great jester?
ANSWER:
Chips earned the reputation of being a great jester because wherever he spoke and whatever he said jokes were expected of him. His talk was full of
jokes and jests.

QUESTION NO 8:
Why did Chips not attend the Old Boys' dinners in London after 1929?
ANSWER:
After 1929, he did not go to London to attend the Old Boys' dinners because he was afraid of chills. Late nights began to tire him too much.
QUESTION NO 9:
How was Mr. Chips financially after his retirement? What was the financial status of Chips after his retirement?
ANSWER:
Mr. Chips had no financial worries. His income was more than his expenses. He had invested his small capital in such stocks as did not face loss when
the economic slump set in.

QUESTION NO 10:
What was Mr. Chips' will? OR When did Chips make his will?
ANSWER:
Chips made his will in 1930. Except for the legacies to the mission and to Mrs. Wickett, he left all he had to find an open entrance scholarship to the
school.

QUESTION NO 11:
How did Chips criticize the government?
ANSWER:
He said when he was young, there had been a man who promised nine pence for four pence though nobody even got it. But the present rulers
seemed to give four pence for nine pence.

QUESTION NO 12:
What was the joke about Wurlitzer?
ANSWER:
On being told that Wurlitzer was a cinema organ, Chips remarked "Dear me, ..I've seen the name on the hoardings, but I always- imagined it must be
some kind of sausage..."
Mr. Chips Lesson 17 CHARACTERS:
Merivale Cartwright
Author: Mr. Chips
KEYWORS:
November 1933  About a quarter to four a ring came and chips answering
Fortnightly Chat the front door himself encountered a rather small boy
Relatives wearing a Brookfield cap and an expression of anxious
Never Done timidly. Chips said come inside.. I am chips.. chips began his
Meeting usual ritualistic blending of a tea from the different caddies
Embarrassed there was a half a walnut cake with pink icing in the
Discussion cupboard. He found out that the boys name was Linford. At
Effect the front door he shook hands. Good-bye, my boy And the
Recalls answer came Good-bye Mr.ChipsChips sat by fire again with
Good- Bye those words enchoingalong corridors of his mind.
QUESTION NO 1:
What did Chips' doctor say to him on a foggy morning in 1933?
ANSWER:
He asked Chips if he felt hale and hearty. He advised him to keep indoors as there was a lot of flu about.

QUESTION NO 2:
What were the two things Chips had never done in life?
ANSWER:
He had never travelled by air and he had never been to a talky show.

QUESTION NO 3:
What arrangements did Mrs. Wickett make for Mr. Chips before she went to visit her relatives?
ANSWER:
She left the tea things ready on the table with bread and butter. She also left some extra cups in case someone called on him.

QUESTION NO 4:
How did Chips respond to Linford's query ?
ANSWER:
Chips did not disappoint the young visitor. Chips said that he wanted him to have a cup of tea with him. He asked the boy to sit by the fire.
QUESTION NO 5:
How did Chips help Linford overcome his fear?
ANSWER:
Chips told Linford that Brookfield would not be an awful place when he got used to it. Then he told him about his own arrival at Brookfield, and his
fear when he went into the Big Hall to take his first class.

QUESTION NO 6:
What different matters did Chips discuss with Linford? OR Described briefly Linford's meeting with Chips.
ANSWER:
Chips talked of Shropshire, Linford's hometown, of school and school life in general, and of the news in that day's papers. Chips also told him that he
was growing up into a very difficult world.

QUESTION NO 7:
How did Chips feel after seeing off Linford?
ANSWER:
Chips could not move because he was too tired. Anyhow, it did not matter; he leaned back in his chair and slept on the chair in a sitting posture.

QUESTION NO 8:
What did Merivale envy about Mr. Chips?
ANSWER:
Merivale envied Chips' freedom and care-free life. He wished he could lead such a life for a day or two.
QUESTION NO 9:
Who was Linford?
ANSWER:
Linford was a new boy at Brookfield. He hailed from Shropshire. He did not have any family relations at Brookfield. He had recently come out of a
sanatorium. He was the last boy who visited Chips before his death.

QUESTION NO 10:
What did Linford's farewell meeting remind Chips of?
ANSWER:
Linford uttered "Good-Bye, Mr. Chips" as he left. These words reminded him of Katherine Bridges who had mocked his seriousness in the same words
some three decades ago.
Mr. Chips Lesson 18 CHARACTERS:
Mrs. Wicket Linford
Author: Mr. Chips Merivale

KEYWORS:
Senses Suggest  Cartwright was whispering to Merivale
Whisper death Bed poor old chap must have lived a lonely
React attended short of life all by himself.pity he never
Next Morning Last Day had any children. Chips struggled slowly
Old Faces Old Voices with his words I have my children.. come
Death Scene 85 Years round me now all of you for a last joke.
1933 Ans soon chips was sleep
QUESTION NO 1:
What did Chips see and say when he regained consciousness?
ANSWER:
He found himself in bed. Dr. Merivale was there, stooping over him and smiling. Merivale asked Chips if he was feeling all right. He told him that he
had fainted and Chips was lucky that Mrs. Wickett found him. Merivale asked him to take it easy and sleep again if he wanted to.

QUESTION NO 2:
Why was Chips surprised after he regained consciousness?
ANSWER:
As soon as Chips regained consciousness, he tried to speak but the weakness of his voice surprised him.

QUESTION NO 3:
What different scenes did Chips recall before his death?
ANSWER:
Chips saw scenes and heard voices. Kathie Playing a Mozart trio.... sound of guns.... Brookfield bells.... Jokes... You liar.... Mr. Max.... can you translate
that, any of you.

QUESTION NO 4:
How did Chips win the attention of others when he was on his deathbed?
ANSWER:
Mr. Chips opened his eyes as wide as he could and tried to attract their attention. He could not speak loud. He murmured something and they all
looked around and came nearer to him.
QUESTION NO 5:
Draw a character sketch of Cartwright.
ANSWER:
Artwright was the Headmaster of Brookfield who succeeded Chatteris. He joined Brookfield in 1919. He had little interaction with Chips. Since Chips
resigned after World War I. Cartwright never knew that Mr. Chips was married.

QUESTION NO 6:
Why did Cartwright feel pity for Chips?
ANSWER:
Cartwright pitied that Mr. Chips never had any children. Mr. Chips, despite his illness, protested to this remark saying that he had thousands of
children and all of them were boys.

QUESTION NO 7:
What did Cartwright say about Chips' children?
ANSWER:
Cartwright whispered to Merivale that poor old chips must have lived a lonely sort of life. He also said that it was a pity chips never had any children.

QUESTION NO 8:
Describe the death scene of Mr. Chips.
ANSWER:
Just before his death Chips' mind was full of dreams and faces and voices. His own words and the names of his students sang in his ears. And when
he died he seemed so peaceful.
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