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Mr.Chips important questions Notes

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Q.1. What did Chips say to the young Colley, the son of the
Colley whom Chips punished first at Brookfield?
Ans: Chips said to him, Colley, your father was the first boy I
ever punished when I came here twenty-five years ago. He
deserved it then and you deserve it now.
Q.2. Describe the atmosphere in the Hall when Chips took his
first class?
Ans: There was a sudden silence when Mr. Chips entered the
classroom. The wall clock was ticking behind him. There were
smells of ink and varnish. The red rays of the setting sun were
coming in through the glass windows. The sudden hush in the
classroom frightened Mr. Chips. He felt a bit nervous.
Q.3. How did Mr. Wetherby advise Chips on the day of his
interview at Brookfield?
Ans: He asked chips to give his zeal of youth to Brookfield and it
would give him something in return. He asked him not to allow
anyone to play tricks with him. He asked him to take up firm
attitude to keep discipline.

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Q.4. What was the name of Chips’ doctor and how often did
he visit Chips?
Ans: The name of chips` doctor was Merivale. He called upon
chips every fortnight.
Q.5. For how much time did Chips work at Melbury School and
why did he not like it?
Ans: Chips worked at Melbury School for a year. He did not like
it because he had been a bit tired and anxious there.
Q.6. How did Chips measure his time when he lived at Mrs.
Wickett’s house?
Ans: Chips measured his time by the signals of the past. He lives
his life according to the bells of Brookfield.
Q.7. What did Chips’ doctor say about Chips?
Ans: The doctor said that he was fitter than he. He would not
get any horrible disease. He would die a natural death. He
called chips a matchless old boy.
Q.8. What did Chips do after the last bell of Brookfield when
he lived at Mrs. Wickett’s House?
Ans: After the last bell of Brookfield, chips wound up the clock,
put the wire guard in front of the fire, turned out the gas and
carried a detective novel to bed.

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Q.9. How did the boys look when Chips took his first class at
Brookfield?
Ans: The big hall was full of five hundred wicked boys. They
looked like lusty barbarians ready to attack him.
Q.10. What kind of fellow was Mr. Wetherby?
Ans: Wetherby was the headmaster of Brookfield in 1870. He
was ill then when chips joined it. He liked and respected chips.
He was very gentle and cooperative. He had vivid eyes.
Q.11. How did Chips enjoy sleep?
Ans: Sleep came to him swiftly and peacefully. His days and
nights were equally full of dreaming.
Q.12. What mischief was made in the very first class of Chips
at Brookfield and who made?
Ans: A boy dropped a desk lid. His name was Colley.
Q.13. When was the structure of the building of Brookfield
rebuilt and extended?
Ans: The main structure of the building of Brookfield was
rebuilt and extended, in the reign of the
George I.Type equation here.
Q.14. Was Chips an ambitious teacher?
Ans: In his early twenties, he wanted to get a headship or a
senior mastership. It was after many repeated failures that he
realized the unfitness of his qualifications.

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Q.15. When did Chips retire and what was presented to him
on the day of his retirement?
Ans: Chips retired in 1913 at the age of sixty-five. At the time of
retirement, he was presented with a cheque, a writing desk and
a clock.
Q.16. What was the social and academic status of Chips?
Ans: Chips in a social and academic sense was respectable, but
he was no more brilliant.
Q.17. What was Chips’ status at Brookfield at sixty?
Ans: At sixty, he was Brookfield in his person. He was the guest
of honor at Old Brookfieldian dinners.
Q.18. How did Brookfield look?
Ans: Brookfield lay behind a line of ancient elms. It looked
reddish brown. It consisted of a group of the eighteenth
century building.
Q.19. What kind of people did Brookfield supply?
Ans: It supplied judges, members of parliament, peers and
bishops, merchants, etc.
Q.20. Did Brookfield enjoys a good repute?
Ans: There had been rise and fall in its luck. However, it
remained a good school of the second rank.

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Q.21. What kinds of books did Chips have in his room?
Ans: The books were chiefly classical. There were a few books
of history and detective novels.
Q.22. How was Chips’ room decorated at Mrs.Wickett’s
house?
Ans: His room was furnished simply and with school masterly
taste. There were a few bookshelves, a mantelpiece, easy-
chairs and some pictures.
Q.23. What was the condition of Mrs. Wickett’s house?
Ans: The house itself was ugly and affected but comfortable. It
was situated near Brookfield.
Q.24. With what did Chips serve the boys?
Ans: He served the boys with walnut-cake tea and crumpets
soaked in butter.
Q.25. What did Chips tell Mrs. Wickett about Major
Collingwood?
Ans: He told her that once he had punished Collinwood for
climbing on to the gymnasium roof to get a ball out of the
gutter. He might have broken his neck.
Q.26.How did Chips feel in the company of women?
Ans: Chips did not care for women. He never felt at ease with
them. He considered the new women of the nineties such a
monstrous creature that filled him with horror.

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Q.27. How did Katherine Bridges look?
Ans: She had blue flashing eyes and freckled cheeks and
smooth straw-colored hair.
Q.28. What did Katherine think about women’s right?
Ans: She believed that women ought to be admitted to the
universities. She even thought that they ought to have a vote.
Q.29. Why did Chips not like Bernard Shaw and Ibsen and
cycling?
Ans: Chips was a conventional person. He did not like Bernard
Shaw and Ibsen for their disturbing plays. He did not like
women taking up bicycling because he was against the freedom
of women.
Q.30. What did Chips see while climbing on Great Gable?
Ans: One day, climbing on Great Gable, he saw a girl waving
excitedly from a dangerous-looking edge.
Q.31. Why did Katherine begin to like Chips?
Ans: She began to like Chips because he had gentle and quiet
manners. She liked his honest views though they were out-
dated. She also liked his brown charming, eyes.
Q.32. What was the profession of Katherine?
Ans: She was a governess out of job but she had already saved
a little money.

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Q.33. What were the political views of Katherine?
Ans: In politics, she had radical views. She was impressed by the
people like Bernard Shaw and William Morris. She thought that
women ought to have a vote.
Q.34. Where and with whom did Chips go during the summer
vacation of 1896?
Ans: He went up to the Lake District in 1896 with his colleague
Rowden.
Q.35.What did Katherine say to Chips on the night before the
wedding?
Ans: She said that she felt like a new boy beginning his first
term with Chips. She asked if she should call him ‘Sir’ or ‘Mr.
Chips’ would be right. Then she said, “Good-Bye Mr. Chips”.
Q.36. What did Chips remember about the time he spent with
Katherine in Lake District?
Ans: He remembered the evening strolls with her. He
remembered her cool voice and gay laughter. She had always
been a happy person. They had been so eager, planning a
future together, but he had been a bit serious about it, even a
little awed.
Q.37. Where was Katherine married from?
Ans: She had no parents. She was married from the house of an
aunt in Ealing.

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Q.38.Was Katherine pleased with Chips being a teacher?
Ans: She enjoyed living among the boys. She was happy that
Chips was a teacher and not a lawyer or a broker or a dentist or
a big businessman. She liked teaching profession.
Q.39. What influence did Katherine Bridges exercise on Chips?
Ans: Katherine exerted a great influence upon Chips. She made
him a new man. She broadened his views and opinion. Before
marriage, Chips was a dry person. She made him affectionate
and kind. His eyes gained sparkle. His humor became mature.
He became popular.
Q.40. Describe the quarrel between Ralston and Chips?
Ans: One day, Ralston asked Chips to retire. He said that Chips’
methods of teaching were slack and old-fashioned. His habits
were slovenly. He disobeyed him. His pronunciation was wrong.
He was slack and obstinate. Chips flamed up to hear this. He
refused to retire.
Q.41. Write a note on Chips’ humour?
Ans: Chips had a keen sense of humour. He amused people
with his little witty jokes. Everybody waited for his new joke.
His humour was harmless.

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Q.42. What was Chips performance as a teacher before
marriage?
Ans: The teacher feel bore in teaching the same lesson for
years. So was the case with Chips before marriage. He worked
well. He gave service, satisfaction, and confidence, everything
except inspiration.
Q.43. What kind of fellow was Mr. Chips before marriage?
Ans: Before marriage, he had been a dry a natural sort of
person. He was liked in general in Brookfield but he had
nothing to be popular and loved.
Q.44. How much popular was Katherine in Brookfield?
Ans: She was very popular with boys and masters alike. She
won Brookfield as she had won Chips.
Q.45. Was Katherine more intelligent than Chips?
Ans: She was sharper than he. He could not reject her ideas
even when he disagreed to them.
Q.46. What changes did Katherine bring in Chips?
Ans: She made him a new man. His eyes gained sparkle. His
humor became rich and mature, He began to feel strong. His
discipline improved. He became popular.

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Q.47. Did Katherine always plead Chips for leniency?
Ans: No, on rare occasions, she urged him on strictness when
he inclined to be forgiving. She asked him to punish the rude
and arrogant type of boys.
Q.48. What memories of Katherine haunted Chips?
Ans: In his memory, he saw Katherine rushing along the stone
corridors, laughing at some mistake in the essay he checked,
taking part in the concerts, and tending him her good advice.
Q.49. Did Chips take a class on the day when his wife and child
died?
Ans: Yes, he took his fourth form as usual after call-over.
Q.50. What change did the death of his wife bring in Chips?
(his feelings on Katherine’s death)
Ans: Just as marriage added something to his life, so did grief.
After the death of his wife, Chips became suddenly a kind of
man whom the boys classed as “old”. He found himself to be a
horrifying nightmare. He wished to die like her. He found
himself to be in a continuous trance. He was totally
preoccupied.
Q.51. What was the April foolery Chips faced?
Ans: On 1st April 1898, while he was staying at his desk,
someone said that there were letters for him. He opened them
one by one. All the letters contained a blank sheet of paper. He
thought that it was strange.

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Q.52. How did Katherine urge Chips to forgive the students for
their mistakes?
Ans: She urged Chips to give them a chance. She asked him to
talk to them and they would be all right. She asked him to tell
them that they would be punished if they repeated the
mistake.
Q.53. How did Ralston look?
Ans: He was a young man of thirty-seven. He was glittering with
Firsts and Blues. He had a personality that could reduce the Big
Hall to silence by the mere lifting of an eyebrow.
Q.54. What duty was assigned to the boys of Brookfield when
the railwaymen were on strike?
Ans: The railwaymen were on strike. The soldiers were driving
the engines. Stones were being thrown at trains. The boys of
Brookfield were asked to guard the railway line.
Q.55. When did Chips become the acting head of Brookfield?
Ans: Meldrum had succeeded Wetherby as Head and held the
office for thirty years. In 1900, He died suddenly from
Pneumonia and Chips became the Acting Head of Brookfield.
Q.56. Did Ralston know Brookfield and its traditions?
Ans: No, he knew neither Brookfield nor its traditions. He could
estimate neither the toughness of Brookfield’s tradition nor its
readiness to defend itself and its defenders.

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Q.57. What sort of person was Ralston?
Ans: He was ruthless, ambitious, energetic and a fine power-
transmitter.
Q.58. How did people come to know about the quarrel
between Ralston and Chips?
Ans: A small boy, who was waiting outside to see Ralston, heard
the entire row between the two. He told his friends about it
and the boys conveyed the news to their parents. Soon the
news spread around.
Q.59. What allegations did Ralston put on Chips?
Ans: Ralston said that Chip’s methods of teaching were old and
lazy and his personal habits were slovenly. He blamed him that
he ignored his instructions, which was rank insubordination.
Q.60.What did Chips say in the farewell speech?
Ans: In the speech, he made many little jokes. There were
several Latin quotations in it. There was also a reference to the
Captain of the School who had overstated Chip’s services.
Q.61. Who was the successor of Ralston and what kind of man
was he?
Ans: Chatteris was the successor of Ralston. He was modern,
friendly and sympathetic. He wisely accepted Chips. Chips also
liked him much.

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Q.62. When / why did Ralston leave Brookfield?
Ans: Ralston left Brookfield in 1911 to better himself. He was
offered the headship of one of the greater public schools.
Q.63. What happened to Chips in 1913? OR Why did Chips
retire? OR At what age chips retired?
Ans: In 1913, Chips had bronchitis and was off duty for nearly
the whole of the winter term. This made him decide to resign.
Then he was sixty-five.
Q.64. What were the activities of Chips after his retirement?
Ans: He invited boys to tea, watched matches, dined with the
Head and the masters took on the preparation of the new
edition of Brookfeldian Directory, wrote articles and read
newspaper and detective novels.
Q.66. When did Chips receive his farewell party?
Ans: At the final end-of-term dinner, in July 1913, he received
his farewell party. He also made a speech there.
Q.65. How did Chips feel when Chatteris told him about his
problems and disease?
Ans: Chips had not known anything about him. When he learnt
that Chatteris was ill with diabetes and over-worked, he was
shocked because Chips liked him.

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Q.66.What did Chatteris read out on every Sunday night
during the war?
Ans: On every Sunday night, after evening service, Chatteris
read out the names of the old boys who were killed in the war.
He also told their short biographies were a very moving sight.
Q.67. Write a brief note on Mr.Chatteris?
Ans: Chatteris succeeded Ralston. He was a young man of
thirty-four. He was suffering from diabetes. He had to work
until midnight. He fell ill and died in April 1917.
Q.68. Write a brief note on Mr. Merivale?
Ans: Mr. Merivale was Chip’s doctor. He visited Chips every
fortnight or so. He would often say that Chips was fitter than
he. He called Chips a remarkable old boy. He said that Chips
had got no disease except old age. He said that Chips would die
a natural death.
Q.69. When / how did Chips perform as the head of
Brookfield? (second headship)
Ans: He worked as Head in 1917and 1918. He handled
problems and dealt with complaints and requests. He became
very kind, gentle and confident. He kept the sense of
proportion.

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Q.70. How did Chips feel when he rejoined Brookfield?
Ans: He felt very fit. The actual work was not tiring him. He felt
very happy. For the first time in his life, he felt necessary to
Brookfield.
Q.71. What sort of jokes did chips make when he joined
Brookfield again during the war?
Ans: Besides his old jokes he also 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.
Q.72. What did doctor Merivale say about Chips health?
Ans: The doctor said that Chips was fitter than he. He would not
get any horrible disease. He would die a natural death.
Q.73. Who was Mrs. Wickett?
Ans: Mrs. Wickett was a kind lady. In the past, she had been in
charge of the linen-room at Brookfield.
Q.74. How did Katherine help Chips in the matters of
discipline?
Ans: He was very rigid in maintaining discipline. Many times,
Katherine advised Chips in the matter of discipline. She urged
his discipline improved. He became popular with students.
People began to love him.

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Q.75. What were Chips’ feelings on the death of his wife?
Ans: Katherine and her new-born child died on 1st April 1898. It
was a deep shock for Chips. On the death of his wife Chips
found himself to be a horrifying nightmare. He wished to die
like her. He found himself to be in a continuous trance. He was
totally preoccupied.
Q.76. What was Chips’ reaction to Ralston’s allegations?
Ans: He thought that Ralston was running the school like a
factory to turn out a snob-cultural based on money and
machines. He thought that Ralston was lessening the old good
traditions.
Q.77. How did Chatteris die?
Ans: He was suffering from diabetes. He had to work until
midnight. He fell ill and died in April 1917.
Q.78. What were Chips’ outdoor activities during the last
years of his life?
Ans: He invited boys to tea, watched matches, dined with the
Head and the masters, wrote articles and read newspaper and
detective novels.

Q.79. What was Chips' will?

Ans: In 1930, Chips made his will. Expect for the legacies to the
mission and to Mrs. Wickett, he left all he had to found an open
entrance scholarship the School.

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Q.80.How did Chips face his first class at Brookfield?
Ans: The big hall was full of five hundred wicked boys. They
looked like lusty barbarians ready to attack him.
Q.81. Why did Ralston ask Chips to retire?
Ans: In 1908, when Chips had just reached sixty, Ralston asked
him to retire. He said that Chips’ methods of reaching were old
lazy and his personal habits were slovenly.
Q.82. Who was Merivale?
Ans: Mr. Merivale was Chips doctor. He visited Chips every
fortnight or so.
Q.83. Why did Chips join Brookfield again?
Ans: Chatteris told him that the young masters had joined the
army. He had to take the classes until midnights. He said that
he could no longer continue like that.
Q.84.What is the contribution of Brookfield school of
England?
Ans: Brookfield served England in both peace and war. During
peace, it gave England judges, members of parliament,
merchants, etc. During the war, its grounds were used as a
training camp for the soldiers.

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Q.85.What is the most thrilling incident of the Novel?
Ans: One day, climbing on Great Gable, Chips saw a girl on a
dangerous ledge. He thought that she was in trouble. He ran to
help her. But he slipped and wrenched his foot. The girl came to
help him. During this period they fell in love with each other
and finally married. This is the most important incident of the
novel.
Q.86. What changes did the marriage bring in Chips?
Ans: Before marriage Chips was a dry person. After marriage,
he became affectionate Katherine broadened his views and
opinions. His eyes gained sparkle. His humour became rich and
mature. His discipline improved. He became popular. People
began to love him.
Q.87. How did Chips come across Katherine Bridges?
Ans: One day, climbing on Great Gable, Chips saw a Katherine
on a dangerous ledge. He thought that she was in trouble. He
ran to help her. But he slipped and wrenched his foot. She
came to help him. During this period they fell in love with each
other and finally married.
Q.88. Why did students; teachers and parents turn against
Ralston?
Ans: Ralston was not liked in Brookfield. He was feared and
respected. However, after the row with Chips, the dislike rose
to the point where it conquered fear and destroyed even
respect.

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Q.89. Describe Chips experience at Brookfield on the first day?
Ans: The big hall was full of five hundred boys. They looked like
lusty barbarians ready to attack him.

Q.90. Describe any two changes brought about by Katherine in

the life of Chips?
Ans: She made him a new man. His eyes gained sparkle. His
discipline improved.

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