GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS | NOVEL
C H A P T E R # 3
“At Mrs. Wicket’s House”
---- O ----
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS (NOVEL)
Important Short Questions and Answers
Q.1 What satisfaction did Mr. Chips have with Mrs. Wickets? OR Why
did Chips choose Mr. Wicket’s house after retirement? OR What was the condition
of Mrs. Wicket’s house? OR Why did Chips choose Mrs. Wicket’s house?
ANSWER. After retirement, Mr. Chips stayed at Mrs. Wicket’s house.
It was two stores building. It was comfortable. Furthermore, it was opposite the school just across the road. He did not want to go away to school. It helped him keep his contact with the school.
Q.2. Who was Mrs. Wicket? OR Where did Mr. Chips stay after retirement?
ANSWER. Mrs. Wicket had been the linen room in charge of the Brookfield school. Mr. Chips stayed at her house after his retirement. He took a room in her house on rent.
Q.3. What type of room was that where Mr. Chips stayed? OR How was the room decorated? OR What was the condition of Mrs. Wicket’s house?
ANSWER. He lived in a small but comfortable room. There were a few bookshelves and sports trophies in the room. On the walls, there were photographs of school functions. It was decorated with a schoolmasterly taste.
Q.4. With what did Chips serve new boys and teachers? OR How would Chips treat his visitors at Mrs. Wickets? OR Which type of cake did Mr. Chips like?
ANSWER. Mr. Chips was hospitable. He served the boys walnut cake and tea, Sometimes, there was a pile of soft cakes soaked in butter in front of the fire. He himself made tea for the visitors and felt delighted in serving them.
Q.5: Why did Mr. Chips entertain the new boys (students) of Brookfield Public School at his residence?
ANSWER. To get himself informed of the new boys of Brookfield Public School, he would invite and entertain the new students.
Q6. Who was young Branksome?
ANSWER. He was one of the new boys who came to see Mr. Chips at Mrs. Wickets. He told Chips that his uncle Major Collingwood was an old Brookfieldian.
Q.7. What did Chips tell Mrs. Wicket about Major Collingwood?
ANSWER. Mr. Chips told her that once he punished Collingwood for climbing onto the gymnasium roof to get a ball out of the gutter. He might have broken his neck if Chips had not stopped him.
Q.8. Who was Major Collingwood? Where was he killed?
ANSWER. Collingwood was a naughty student. He was punished for climbing the gymnasium roof. He was killed in Egypt.
Q.9. What was the financial condition of Chips after retirement?
ANSWER. After retirement, he lived a pleasant, peaceful life. He had no worries. His pension was enough. So, he could afford everything and anything he wanted.
Q.10 How was Chips' room decorated at Mrs. Wicket’s house?
ANSWER. His room was furnished simply and with school masterly taste. There were a few bookshelves, sporting trophies, a mantelpiece, a worn Turkey carpet, big easy chairs, and pictures of the Acropolis and the Forum.
Q.11. What kind of books did he have in his room, OR what kind of books did he read?
ANSWER. The books were chiefly classical. There were a few books of history and belles letters and elegant literature. There was also a pile of cheap detective novels.
Q.12. Was Mr. Chips a profound classical scholar? What did he think about Latin and Greek? OR What subjects did he teach?
ANSWER. Mr. Chips was not a profound classical scholar. He thought of Latin and Greek far more than dead languages than as living languages spoken by the people. But he himself taught Latin and Greek.
Q.13. What was published in times, and what was its value? OR Which newspaper did Mr. Chips read?
ANSWER. Mr. Chips read the Times in the evening. Some articles in Latin and Greek were published in it. These introduced a few tags. He considered them the only value of classical literature.
Q.14. What were the quiet enjoyments of Chips at Mrs. Wicket’s house? OR What kind of retired life did Mr. Chips live? OR How did Mr. Chips keep himself busy at Mrs. Wicket’s house? OR With what comforts did Mr. Chips lead his life at Mrs. Wicket’s house? OR What were Chip's activities after retirement? OR How did Mr. Chips spend his last days?
ANSWER. Reading, talking, remembering, taking tea, receiving visitors, correcting the next edition of Brookfield Directory, and writing his occasional letters were the quiet enjoyments of Mr. Chips. He remained so busy all the daylong that he was exhausted. He requested the visitors to leave and let him take a rest.