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2ND YEAR ENGLISH NOTES

GOOD BYE MR. CHIPS

JAMES HILTON
CHAPTER NO. 01

Q.1: Who is the writer of the novel," Good Bye Mr. Chips?
Ans.: James Hilton is the writer of the novel" Good Bye Mr.
Chips".
Q.2: What was the real name of Mr. Chips?
Ans.: His real name was Mr. Chipping but his nickname was Mr.
Chips.
Q.3: When was Mr. Chips born?
Ans.: Mr. Chips was born in 1848 and was taken to the Great
Exhibition as a toddling child.
Q.4: Where did Mr. Chips live after his retirement?
Ans.: After his retirement, Mr. Chips lived at Mrs. Wickett's just
across the road from theBrookfield School. So that he could visit
school easily.
Q.5: How did Mr. Chips measure his time when he was living at
Mrs. Wickett's house?
Ans.: 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.
Q.6: What did Mr. Chips used to do in his old age?
Ans.: In his old age, Mr. Chips liked to sit by the fire, drink a cup of
tea and listen to the school bells.
Q.7: What did Mr. Chips do before going to bed?

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Ans.: 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.
Q.8: Who was Merivale?
Ans.: Merivale was Chips' doctor and friend. He visited him every
fortnight or so. He admired his health and said that he was fitter
than the doctor himself and was going to die a natural death.
Q.9: What did he say about Chips' health?
Ans.: He admired his health and said that he was fitter than the
doctor himself and was going to die a natural death.
Q.10: What did Dr. Merivale advise Mrs. Wickett to do when Mr.
Chips caught cold?
Ans.: When Mr. Chips caught cold, he advised her to take special
care of him as it was too cold.
Q.11: When and why did he join Brookfield?
Ans.: He joined Brookfield in 1870. Because he disliked the previous
school as his discipline was not good there. Moreover, he was
ragged there a good deal.
Q.12: Briefly explain his preliminary interview with Mr.Wetherby?
Ans.: He had his first interview with Mr. Wetherby in July, 1870.
Wetherby said to him," You are a young man, Mr. Chipping
and Brookfield is an old foundation. Youth and age often combine
well. Give your enthusiasm to Brookfield and Brookfield will give
you something in return."
Q.13: What advice did Mr. Wetherby give to Mr. Chips?
Ans.: Mr. Wetherby advised him to take a firm attitude from beginning
thats the secret to maintain discipline in the class.
Q.14: Who was the first boy punished by Mr. Chips
at Brookfield?
Ans.: 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 hundred lines to write.

Q.15: What did Mr. Chips say to the son of Mr. Colley?
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Ans.: 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".
Q.16: What did Mr. Chips say to the third Colley?
Ans.: 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.
Q.17: What was the fashion adopted by Mr. Chips during his
youth days?
Ans.: Mr. Chips was fresh complexioned, high collard and side
whiskered young man. This was the old fashion adopted by the
people in those days.
Q.18:

CHAPTER NO. 02

Q.1: What was the history of Brookfield Grammar School?

Ans.: It was established in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. The main
structure of the building was rebuilt and extended in the reign of
George-1.
Q.2: What kind of people and professionals
did Brookfield supply?
Ans.: 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.
Q.3: What were the qualifications of Mr. Chips?
Ans.: He was an ordinary teacher with inadequate qualification. He
was simply a gradu
ate from the Cambridge.
Q.4: What was presented to Chips on his retirement?
Ans.: On his retirement, he was presented with a cheque, a
writing desk and a clock.
Q.5: A decent career decently closed. Comment.

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Ans.: It means. that Chips spent his career in a decent, honourable

and graceful manner. He served Brookfield in dignified manner
and left it with honour and dignity.
Q.6: What were Chip's ambitions when he joined Brookfield?
Ans.: When he joined Brookfield, he wanted to get headship or the
senior most mastership of a first class school.
Q.7: What was the status of Brookfield School?
Ans.: Brookfield was a good school of second rank.
Q.8: Write a note on Brookfield village.
Ans.: Brookfield was a small dependent village and open fen country.
It was situated on the East Coast of England.
Q.9: Write a note on Brookfield Public School.
Ans.: It was a grammar school of second rank in Brookfield. It was
established in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. It produced many
history making people for England.

CHAPTER NO. 03

Q.1: Describe Chips' room at Mrs. Wickett?

Ans.: Chips' room was very sunny and comfortable. It was simply
decorated as school masterly taste.
Q.2: How did Mr. Chips entertain his guests at Mrs. Wickett's?
Ans.: He entertained his guests with tea and walnut cake with pink
icing from Reddaways. In winter, he served them crumpets
soaked in butter.
Q.3: What was the condition of the house?
Ans.: The house itself was ugly and pretentious. However it was
convenient. But the house of Mr. Chips was small, sunny and
comfortable.
Q.4: Who was Mrs. Wickett?
Ans.: Mrs. Wickett was a widow. She was Chips' landlady and once
the linen room incharge of Brookfield, before she saved some
money. She was a kind and sympathetic lady.

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Q.5: Who was Collingwood?

Ans.: Collingwood was an old student of Mr. Chips. He once
thrashed him for climbing in to the gymnasium roof to get a ball
out of the gutter. Later on, he became a major in the army and
was killed in Egypt.
Q.6: How was Chip's room decorated?
Ans.: His room was simply furnished as a school masterly taste.
There were a few bookshelves, sporting trophies, a crowded
mantel piece, a worn out Turkey carpet and big easy chairs.
Q.7: What kinds of books were read by Mr. Chips?
Ans.: He used to read detective novels with great interest.
Sometimes, he took Virgil and Xenophone for a few moments but
soon returned to Dr. Thorndyke and Inspector French.
Q.8: Name the newspaper which Mr. Chips used to read.
Ans.: Mr. Chips used to read "The Times".

CHAPTER NO. 04

Q.1: How did Mr. Chips came across Katherine Bridges?

Ans.: Chips came across her on the rock the Great Gabble and
injured himself.
Q.2: What were Mr. Chips' views about the women of the
nineties?
Ans.: Mr. Chips disliked the women of the nineties because they read
Shaw and Ibsen and drove bicycle equally to men.
Q.3: Describe Katherine's physical grace.
Ans.: She was twenty five years old. She had blue flashing eyes,
freckled cheeks and straw-coloured hair.
Q.4: Describe Katherine's ideas.
Ans.: She had modern ideas. She wanted to get the right of vote and
admission to universities for women. She was a radical in politics.
Q.5: Why did Katherine visit Mr. Chips daily?
Ans.: She visited him daily because she thought herself responsible
for the accident, of Mr. Chips.

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Q.6: How old were Chips and Katherine at the time of their
marriage?
Ans.: At the time of their marriage, Chips was forty eight years old
while Katherine was twenty five young.
Q.6: Why did Chips dislike Shaw and Ibsen?
Ans.: He was a conventional person. He did not like Shaw for his
strange ideas. He did not like Ibsen for his disturbing plays.

CHAPTER NO. 05

Q.1: What were Katherine's views about Mr. Chips' profession

when she first met him?
Ans.: When she first met him she thought he was a solicitor or a
stock broker or a dentist or a man with a big cotton business
in Manchester.
Q.2: What were Katherine's views about Chips' profession
of teaching?
Ans.: She liked the profession of teaching. She thought that a school
teacher could influence the youngsters, so it was a great
profession.
Q.3: Describe Chips' marriage.
Ans.: Katherine had no parents, so she was married from the house
of her aunt in Ealing.
Q.4: What did she say to Mr. Chips before the wedding night?
Ans.: She asked Mr. Chips if she would call him Sir or Mr. Chips. She
said to him that Mr. Chips would be the right term to be used for
his name and then she said," Good bye Mr. Chips".

CHAPTER NO. 06

Q.1: What type of man was Mr. Chips before marriage?

Ans.: Mr. Chips had been a dry and rather a neuter sort of
person before marriage.
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Q.2: What changes did marriage bring in Chips?

Ans.: Marriage gave him a new touch. His eyes gained sparkle, his
sense of humour blossomed and his teaching style was also
improved.
Q.3: How did Katherine persuade Chips to hold a match
between Mission andBrookfield School?
Ans.: She gave many arguments to persuade Chips. She said that
the boys of Missionand Brookfield School were equally important
for England. There should not be any class distinction between
them.
Q.4: Describe Poplar boys' visit to Brookfield.
Ans.: Poplar boy's visit to Brookfield was a great success. One
Saturday afternoon, they reached Brookfield, played a soccer
match with the school's second team. Later they had high tea.
They left and took good impression.

CHAPTER NO. 07

Q.1: How did Katherine help Chips in the matter of

discipline?
Ans.: She asked him to be kind without losing the balance. She
urged him to give them a chance. In this way, his discipline
improved a lot.
Q.2: Who was Ogilive?
Ans.: Ogilive was an old choirmaster at Brookfield School.
Q.3: Did Mr. Chips write any book consisting of his memories?
Ans.: No, he did not write any book in proper form because writing
tired him. Moreover, his memories lost much of their flavour when
they were written down.

CHAPTER NO. 08

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Q.1: When and how did Katherine die?

Ans.: Katherine died on April 1st, 1898 during childbirth.
Q.2: What were Chips' feelings on the death of his beloved
wife?
Ans.: Katherine's death was the worst shock of his life. He lost all
charm in life and became 'old' in the real sense of the word.

CHAPTER NO. 09

Q.1: What was Chips' opinion about the Boers?

Ans.: The Boers were the Dutch sought Africans.. Mr. Chips was
neither against them nor favoured them.

CHAPTER NO. 10

Q.1: Who succeeded Wetherby as a Headmaster?

Ans.: Mr. Wetherby was succeeded by Mr. Meldrum, as a
Headmaster, in 1870, who acted as Brookfield's head till his death
in 1900.
Q.2: When and how did Meldrum die?
Ans.: Meldrum died in 1900 of pneumonia. He served Brookfield for
30 years as a Headmaster.
Q.2: When did Mr. Chips become the Acting Head
of Brookfield for the first time?
Ans.: Mr. Chips became the Acting Head of Brookfield after the death
of Mr. Meldrum in 1900.
Q.3: Describe personality of Mr. Ralston.
Ans.: Ralston was a young man of thirty seven. He was like a live
wire ruthless and energetic, but not very likeable. He had an
impressive personality.
Q.4: Why could Ralston not become popular?
Ans.: Ralston could not become popular because he was unkind and
inhuman. He was running Brookfield as a factory. Therefore, he
was feared but not liked.

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CHAPTER NO. 11

Q.1: When was there a row between Mr. Chips and Mr. Ralston?
Ans.: There was a row between Mr. Chips and Mr. Ralston in 1908
because they never liked each other.
Q.2: What was the cause of this row?
Ans.: Mr. Ralston demanded Chips' resignation for his inefficiency,
old fashioned teaching methodology and disobedience. Chips lost
his temper and row started.
Q.3: How did the people of the area come to know about this
row? / How did the news of this row spread in the area?
Ans.: By Chance, a boy heard everything outside the office who
came to see headmaster. He told the boys what happened in the
Headmaster's study and the news spread all over.
Q.4: What was the reaction of the people after this row?
Ans.: Everyone reacted quite strongly. People turned against
Ralston. The whole staff assured Chips that they would support
him and would not tolerate his insult.
Q.5: Who was Sir John Rivers?
Ans.: He was the Chairman of the Board of Governors and was a
former student of Chips. It was he who resolved the matter and
assured Chips that he could teach as long as he wishes.

CHAPTER NO. 12

Q.1: When and why did Ralston leave Brookfield?

Ans.: In 1911, Ralston left Brookfield when he was offered the
headship of a greater public school.
Q.2: Who succeeded Ralston?
Ans.: Ralston was succeeded by a young man of thirty four, Mr.
Chatteris who was anable , hardworking and kind man.
Q.3: When did Chips resign for the first time?
Ans.: Chips resigned in 1913 for the first time when he was sixty five
years old. He had bronchitis and was unable to do his job
decently.
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Q.4: What type of farewell speech was given by Chips?

Ans.: It was not a very long speech but it had many jokes and Latin
quotations in it. He also told them that he would remember them
always.
Q.5: Where did he reside after retirement?
Ans.: He lived at Mrs. Wickett's, just across the road, as a paying
guest. So that he could visit school whenever he wanted and in a
sense could remain a part of it.
Q.6: What was his routine at home after retirement?
Ans.: He had plenty to do after his retirement. He was the president
of the old boys club and went to dinner in London, contributed to
the Brookfield terminal magazine. He read the Times and
entertained the visitors.

CHAPTER NO. 13

Q.1: When and why did Chips join Brookfield again?

Ans.: In 1916, he rejoined Brookfield on request of Chatteris to help
him in managing the school affairs.
Q.2: Who was Forrester?
Ans.: Forrester was the smallest boy in the Brookfield about four feet
high. He was killed in 1918 in Cambrai.

CHAPTER NO.14

Q.1: When did he become the acting head of the school again
and why?
Ans.: He became the acting head of the School for the second time
in 1917 when Chatteris fell ill during the winter term.
Q.2: When and how did Chatteris die?
Ans.: Chatteris fell ill during the winter term and in April, 1917 he died
of diabetes.

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Q.3: How did Chips perform his duties during his second
headship?
Ans.: During his second headship, he sat in the headmaster's study
and handled the problems.
Q.4: Who was Herr Staefel / Max Staefel?
Ans.: He was a German master. He was Chip's junior in the school.
Chips went for cure to Wiesbaden and stayed at his home. He
was killed on the Western Front in the First World War.

CHAPTER NO.15

Q.1: Describe the air raid at Brookfield.

Ans.: On a moonlight night, air raid warning was given. Five bombs
were fallen in and around the Brookfield. Nine persons died in this
air raid.
Q.2: What happened to Chips on November 11, 1918?
Ans.: On November 11, 1918 Chips caught a cold while returning
from the dining hall and he also resigned after it.

CHAPTER NO. 16:

Q.1: What was the condition of Chips' health in the last few
years at Mrs. Wickett?
Ans.: In his last few years, he was not ill but felt a bit tired at times
because of old age. In Winter, his breathing disturbed him. He
had to care of himself when eastern winds blew.
Q.2: What was Chips' will?
Ans.: In 1930, Chips made his will. Except for legacies to
the Mission and Mrs. Wickett, he left all he had to found an open
entrance scholarship for the boys at school.
Q.3: How did Chips spend the last period of his life at Mrs.
Wickett's?
And: In the last period of his life at Mrs. Wickett, he usually
remained indoors and enjoyed visits of the new and old boys very
much.
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CHAPTER NO. 17

Q.1: Where did Mrs. Wickett go a day before Mr. Chips' death?
Ans.: A day before Mr. Chips' death, she went to see her relatives.
Q.2: Who was Linford?
Ans.: Linford was a boy of nine. He was the last person who came to
see Chips' before his death. He made Chips remember his wife,
Katherine by saying, "Good Bye, Mr. Chips".
Q.3: Why did Chips became sad after Linford's visit?
Ans.: Chips became sad because Linford's word, "Good bye, Mr.
Chips" reminded him the day of his marriage and his wife,
Katherine.
Q.4: Why Linford has come to see Mr. Chips?
Ans.: Someone told Linford that Chips wanted to see him. Therefore,
he came to see Chips. It was just a joke because Chips did not
call him.

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CHAPTER NO. 18

Q.1: Whom did Chips see around him when he awoke after
being unconscious?
Ans.: He saw Old Buffle, Mr. Cartwright, Dr. Merivale and Mrs.
Wickett around him when he awoke after being unconscious.
Q.2: What did Cartwright say about Chips' Children?
Ans.: Cartwright said that it was a pity Chips never had any children.
Q.3: What was Chips' response on Cartwright's statement
about his being issueless (childless)?
Ans.: Chips responded immediately, opened his eyes and in a feeble
voice said that he had thousands of Children and they all were
boys.
Q.4: How did Chips die?
Ans.: After the visit of Old Buffle, Cartwright, Dr. Merivale and
Mrs.Wickett , Chips slept and died peacefully.
Q.5: What were the two things Chips had never done?
Ans.: He had never traveled by air and had never gone to a cinema.
Q.6: What kind of novel is this?
Ans.: This is a biographical novel. The biography of a school teacher,
Mr. Chipping is described in
it.

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