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1. How did Chips measure his time?
Ans: Chips
measured his time by the signal of the past.
2. How did the voice of Chips sound?
Ans: He had a jerky high-pitched Voice.
It still had a taste of his young lively voice.
3. What did Chips do after the last bell
of Brookfield?
Ans: After the last bell of Brookfield,
Chips wound of the clock, put the wire guard in front of the fire, turned out
the gas and carried a detective novel to bed.
4. How much did Chips read before
sleeping?
Ans: He rarely read more than a page of
the novel before he slept.
5. What kind of sleep did Mr. Chips enjoy?
OR How did Mr. Chips enjoy sleep?
Ans: He enjoyed a peaceful sleep. It
added to his vision. It was no changeful entry into another world. His
days and nights were equally full of dreaming.
6. 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.
7. What did Chips’ doctor say about Chips?
Ans: The doctor said that Chips was
better than he. He said that Chips would not get any horrible disease. He said
that Chips would die a natural death.
8. When was Mr. Weatherby the Headmaster
of Brookfield?
Ans: Mr. Weatherby was the Headmaster
of Brookfield in 1870. He was an old man then.
9. How was the day when Mr. Chips came to
Brookfield for interview? OR Which two schools were playing
cricket and Mr. Chips came for interview at Brookfield? OR Who made the
century in a cricket match when Mr. Chip for interview at Brookfield?
Ans: It was a sunny day in July. The
year was full of flower scents.
A cricket match was being played between Brookfield
and Burnhurst.
One of the Burnhurst boy made a
brilliant century.
10. Who was the headmaster of Brookfield when Mr. Chips joined it?
Ans:
Mr. Weatherby was the headmaster of Brookfield when Mr. Chips joined it.
11. What kind of fellow was Mr. Weatherby?
Ans:
Mr. Weatherby was very fatherly and courteous man. He was ill when Mr. Chips
joined Brookfiel. He had vivid eyes. He behaved kindly with Chips that day. He
advised Chips to maintain discipline.
12. When did Mr. Weatherby die?
Ans: He died during the summer vacation.
It was 1870.
13. How did Mr. Weatherby advice Chips on the day of his interview at Brookfield?
Ans: He advised Chips to give his zeal
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
maintain discipline.
14. How did the boys look when Chips took his first class at Brookfield? OR How many boys were sitting in the hall when Chips
took his first class at Brookfield?
Ans:
The big hall was full of 500 wicket boys. They looked like rusty barbarians.
15. Describe the atmosphere in the hall when Chips took his first class.
Ans: As Chips took his seat, there was
a sudden hush in the class. The clock was ticking behind him. There was smells
of ink and varnish. The red rays of the setting sun were passing through the
stained window glass.
16. What mischief was made in the very first class of Chips and who made it?
Ans: Colley, a boy with the red hair,
dropped a desk lid and in the very first class of chips.
17. How did Chips treat Colley who dropped a desk lid?
Ans: He punished him by giving him 100 lines.
18. Describe Chips first day experience at Brookfield
Ans: On the first day at Brookfield, Chips
was nervous. Chips assumed scowl when he entered the class. A boy dropped a
desk lid. Chips punished him by giving him a hundred lines.
19. What did Mr. Chips often reconnect at Mrs. Wickets?
Ans: Chips often remembered the sad as
well as happy moments of his life. Then the tears fell down his face. He could
not decide then whether he had been laughing or crying.
20. Who was Merivale?
Ans:
He was Chips’ doctor. He called on Chips every fortnight.
21. What is the significance of the title of Novel?
Ans:
The title of the novel ‘Goodbye Mr. Chips’ is very significant. This phrase ‘Goodbye
Mr. Chips’ is uttered twice in the novel. First, Katherine utters it on the
night before their marriage. Then in the end of the novel, a boy Linford utters
these words before Chips.
22.
Who was Foresters?
Ans:
Forrester was the smallest boy. He was about four feet high above his muddy football
boots.