GOOD-BYE, MR.

CHIPS

"There is in all things the potential

for good, no less than for evil. It is
up to us to choose which we shall
bring forth,"

BY JAMES HILTON

B Y F A T I M A
CHARACTERS DISCUSSED
MR. CHIPS: THE PROTAGONIST AND A POPULAR TEACHER.
KATHERINE BRIDGES: A CHARACTER WHO TEACHES MR.
CHIPS HOW TO ENJOY LIFE AND LAUGH.
MR. WETHERBY: THE HEAD OF BROOKFIELD WHEN MR.
CHIPS INTERVIEWS FOR A TEACHING POSITION.
DR. MERIVALE: MR. CHIPS' DOCTOR WHO VISITS HIM EVERY
TWO WEEKS FOR A MEDICAL EXAMINATION.
HEADMASTER RALSTON: A CHARACTER WHO
ENCOURAGES MR. CHIPS TO RETIRE.
HEADMASTER CHATTERIS: A CHARACTER WHO ASKS MR.
CHIPS TO COME OUT OF RETIREMENT AND RETURN TO
BROOKFIELD SCHOOL.
LINFORD: A SCHOOLBOY AT BROOKFIELD WHO MEETS MR.
CHIPS THE DAY BEFORE HE DIES.
MAX STAEFEL: A CHARACTER WHO WAS KILLED IN WORLD
WAR I.

OTHER CHARACTERS INCLUDE:

MRS. WICKETT
MR. COLLEY
PETER COLLEY I, II, AND III
FLORA
COLONEL MORGAN
HELEN COLLEY
 MR. CHIPS
HIS FULL NAME IS MR. CHIPPING, BUT HE IS MORE COMMONLY
REFERRED TO AS MR. CHIPS OR JUST CHIPS. AT THE STORY'S
START, MR. CHIPS IS AN EIGHTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO
PASSES HIS DAYS PURSUING SMALL AMUSEMENTS AND
THINKING BACK ON HIS LIFE. HE WAS A TEACHER OF THE
CLASSICS BUT NOW LOVES READING DETECTIVE NOVELS.
HOWEVER, EVEN AFTER RETIREMENT, HE DOESN'T SEPARATE
HIMSELF FROM HIS SCHOOL, BROOKFIELD.

HE ENJOYS HOSTING TEA FOR THE NEW SCHOOLBOYS AND

ATTENDING ASSEMBLIES TOO MUCH TO LEAVE IT ENTIRELY. HIS
STUDENTS COME TO KNOW HIM AS A "JESTER" AND A "LEGEND."
HIS GOOD HUMOR AND POPULARITY ARE ATTRIBUTED TO HIS
LATE WIFE, KATHERINE BRIDGES, 'S INFLUENCE ON HIM. AFTER
THEIR MARRIAGE, MR. CHIPS BECOMES AN OPEN-MINDED,
INTROSPECTIVE INDIVIDUAL IN THE SENSE THAT "THE STRANGE
RANDOMNESS OF THE WORLD BEGUILED HIM." HE REFLECTS ON
EVERYTHING AROUND HIM.

THE RECOUNTING OF MR. CHIPS'S LIFE ESTABLISHES HIM AS A

ROUND CHARACTER THAT EXPERIENCES A LOT OF CHANGE.
THE STORY ENDS WITH HIS DEATH AND PROOF OF HIS IMPACT
ON THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM.

THE CENTRAL CHARACTER OF THE STORY, MR. CHIPS IS A

BELOVED TEACHER AT BROOKFIELD. KNOWN FOR HIS MILD
MANNER AND MEMORABLE SAYINGS, HE HAS A PROFOUND
IMPACT ON SEVERAL GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS.
THROUGHOUT THE BOOK, BUT PARTICULARLY IN CHAPTERS 1, 2,
4, 6, AND 12, WE SEE HIS JOURNEY FROM A YOUNG TEACHER TO
A REVERED OLD MASTER.
 KATHERINE BRIDGES
MR. CHIPS. SHE IS DESCRIBED AS A CHARMING AND
INTELLIGENT WOMAN WHO QUICKLY CAPTURES THE HEART OF
THE PROTAGONIST, MR. CHIPS. KATHERINE IS ALSO
CONSIDERED THE MOST LOVEABLE CHARACTER IN THE NOVEL.

KATHERINE IS DESCRIBED AS "YOUNG AND LOVELY". SHE IS A

25-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WITH BRIGHT BLUE EYES. KATHERINE IS
ADMIRED BY EVERYONE AT BROOKFIELD, WHERE SHE IS MR.
CHIPS' WIFE. SHE IS THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN MR.
CHIPS' LIFE AND TEACHES HIM HOW TO ENJOY LIFE, SHARE JOY,
AND LAUGH.

KATHERINE'S IDEAS ARE IMPLEMENTED, RESULTING IN A MORE

ACCEPTING AND MODERNIZED SCHOOL. SHE ALSO INFLUENCES
MR. CHIPS' PERSONALITY AND HIS VIEWS BROADEN AFTER THEY
MARRY.

KATHERINE ADVISES MR. CHIPS TO LET STUDENTS OFF AND TO

TELL THEM FRANKLY WHY HE IS PUNISHING THEM. SHE ALSO
URGES CHIPS TO GIVE THE BOYS A CHANCE, TALK TO THEM,
AND THEY WOULD BE RIGHT.
 MR. WETHERBY
MR. WETHERBY IS THE HEADMASTER OF BROOKFIELD SCHOOL
WHO INTERVIEWS MR. CHIPS FOR A TEACHING POSITION IN
1870. WETHERBY IS KNOWN FOR RESTORING THE SCHOOL
AFTER THE NAPOLEONIC WARS. HE IS A FATHERLY AND
COURTEOUS CHARACTER WHO ADVISES CHIPS TO GIVE HIS
ENTHUSIASM TO THE SCHOOL AND TO TAKE A FIRM ATTITUDE.
HOWEVER, WETHERBY DIES BEFORE CHIPS'S FIRST TERM OF
TEACHING BEGINS.

DR. MERIVALE
DR. MERIVALE IS THE CHARACTER WHO VISITS MR. CHIPS EVERY
TWO WEEKS FOR A MEDICAL EXAMINATION. MERIVALE TELLS
MR. CHIPS THAT HE IS IN GOOD CONDITION AND COULD LIVE
FOREVER. HE ALSO ENCOURAGES CHIPS BY SAYING THAT HE
WILL DIE A NATURAL DEATH.

HEADMASTER RALSTON
MR. CHIPS, HEADMASTER RALSTON IS A PROMINENT
CHARACTER WHO CLASHES WITH MR. CHIPS. RALSTON IS A
COLD, STRICT, AND HIGHLY EDUCATED HEADMASTER WHO
WANTS TO MODERNIZE BROOKFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL. HE TRIES
TO GET MR. CHIPS TO RETIRE AT AGE 60, CLAIMING HIS
TEACHING METHODS AND PERSONAL HABITS ARE OUTDATED.
HOWEVER, THE FACULTY AND OLD-BOY NETWORK SUPPORT
MR. CHIPS, AND HE RETIRES IN 1913 AT AGE 65.
HEADMASTER CHATTERIS
HEADMASTER CHATTERIS IS A CHARACTER WHO ASKS THE
PROTAGONIST, MR. CHIPS, TO RETURN TO BROOKFIELD
SCHOOL AFTER RETIREMENT. CHATTERIS IS A FORMER MASTER
AT BROOKFIELD AND A CLOSE FRIEND OF MR. CHIPS. IN 1915,
CHATTERIS VISITS MR. CHIPS AND REVEALS THAT HE IS IN POOR
HEALTH DUE TO STRESS AND OVERWORK. IN 1918, CHATTERIS
DIES FROM DIABETES AT THE AGE OF 41.

LINFORD
LINFORD IS A YOUNG BOY WHO VISITS MR. CHIPS THE DAY
BEFORE THE PROTAGONIST DIES. LINFORD IS A NEW STUDENT
AT BROOKFIELD WHO SPENDS MOST OF THE TERM IN THE
SANATORIUM FOR MEASLES.

MAX STAEFEL
MAX STAEFEL IS A GERMAN TEACHER WHO SAVES CHARLES
EDWARD CHIPPING FROM DESPAIR BY INVITING HIM TO A
WALKING HOLIDAY IN AUSTRIA. STAEFEL IS PLAYED BY MICHAEL
BRYANT IN THE 1969 FILM ADAPTATION.

MRS. WICKETT
MRS. WICKETT IS THE LANDLADY OF MR. CHIPS AND SERVES AS
HIS HOUSEKEEPER. SHE IS A KIND WOMAN WHO CARES FOR MR.
CHIPS AND SERVES DINNERS FOR HIM AND THE SCHOOLBOYS.
MRS. WICKETT PREVIOUSLY WORKED AT BROOKFIELD AS THE
LINEN-ROOM MAID WHILE MR. CHIPS WAS TEACHING THERE.
 COLLEY
COLLEY AS A SYMBOL OF THE GENERATIONS OF THE
CHARACTER WHO ATTEND BROOKFIELD. (TERRY KILBURN)

1ST COLLEY
COLLEY IS THE FIRST STUDENT THAT MR. CHIPS PUNISHES AT
BROOKFIELD SCHOOL. COLLEY DROPS A DESK LID, AND MR.
CHIPS PUNISHES HIM WITH 100 LINES.

2ND COLLEY
2ND COLLEY IS THE SON OF THE 1ST COLLEY, SIR RICHARD
COLLEY. IN THE STORY, CHIPS TELLS THE 2ND COLLEY THAT HIS
FATHER WAS THE FIRST BOY HE PUNISHED, 25 YEARS AGO, AND
THAT HE DESERVED IT NOW. THE WHOLE CLASS LAUGHS,
INCLUDING THE 2ND COLLEY. CHIPS PUNCTUATES HIS REMARKS
WITH "UMPH-UM", WHICH HAS BECOME A HABIT FOR HIM. FOR
EXAMPLE, CHIPS SAYS, "COLLEY, YOU ARE — UMPH — A
SPLENDID EXAMPLE OF — UMPH — INHERITED TRADITIONS".

3RD COLLEY
MR. CHIPS TOLD THE THIRD COLLEY THAT HIS GRANDFATHER
WAS THE FIRST BOY WHO WAS PUNISHED BY HIM. HE DESERVED
IT THEN, AND HE (THIRD COLLEY) DESERVES IT NOW. HE
FURTHER TOLD HIM THAT HE WAS THE BIGGEST FOOL OF THE
LOT.
 FLORA
MR. CHIPS, FLORA (JUDITH FURSE) IS THE COMPANION OF
KATHERINE BRIDGES (GREER GARSON), WHO IS A FRIEND OF
MR. CHIPS. FLORA AND MAX STAEFFEL (PAUL HENREID)
ORGANIZE A CHURCH FOR MR. CHIPS AND KATHERINE TO GET
MARRIED AFTER THEY RETURN TO ENGLAND. FLORA AND MAX
ALSO HELP MR. CHIPS BY SHARING HIS JACKET WITH HIM, AND
BY OFFERING HIM PENNIES FOR HIS THOUGHTS.

COLONEL MORGAN
EDMUND BREON PLAYS COLONEL MORGAN IN THE 1939 FILM
GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS. THE FILM IS ABOUT A SCHOOL TEACHER,
MR. CHIPPING, AND IS BASED ON THE 1934 NOVELLA OF THE
SAME NAME BY JAMES HILTON. THE FILM ADAPTATION
CAPTURES THE SPIRIT OF THE NOVELLA WHILE MAKING
CHANGES FOR CINEMATIC REASONS, INCLUDING MAINTAINING
THE BOOK'S WARM, SOMBER, SWEET, AND HUMOROUS VIBES.

HELEN COLLEY
JILL FURSE PLAYS HELEN COLLEY IN THE 1939 FILM GOODBYE,
MR. CHIPS. THE FILM IS ABOUT MR. CHIPS, WHO READS THE
NAMES OF FORMER BOYS AND TEACHERS WHO HAVE DIED IN
THE GREAT WAR FROM THE SCHOOL'S ROLL OF HONOUR EVERY
SUNDAY. WHEN HE DISCOVERS THAT MAX STAEFEL DIED
FIGHTING FOR THE GERMANS, HE READS HIS NAME IN CHAPEL
AS WELL. MR. CHIPS RETIRES IN 1918 BUT CONTINUES TO LIVE
NEARBY. IN 1933, HE OVERHEARS HIS COLLEAGUES TALKING
ABOUT HIM AND RESPONDS, "I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SAY IT
WAS A PITY—PITY I NEVER HAD ANY CHILDREN. BUT YOU'RE
WRONG. I HAVE! THOUSANDS OF THEM, THOUSANDS OF
THEM...AND ALL... BOYS". THE FILM ENDS WITH MR. CHIPS
BIDDING ALL CHILDREN A FOND FAREWELL, KNOWING THAT HE
WILL NEVER SEE THEM AGAIN.
 THE STORY
HE STORY OF MR. CHARLES CHIPPING (ROBERT DONAT), A
LATIN AND GREEK TEACHER AT BROOKFIELD SCHOOL, IS TOLD
THROUGH A SERIES OF FLASHBACKS. CHIPPING IS AN
ESTABLISHED TEACHER AT THE SCHOOL IN 1870, BUT HIS
STUDENTS DISLIKE HIM AND CALL HIM "DITCHY". HE IS KNOWN
FOR BEING KIND AND HUMOROUS, AND FOR CONNECTING
WITH HIS STUDENTS. HOWEVER, HE ALSO CRACKS ACADEMIC
JOKES, REMINDS UNDERGRADUATES THAT HE HAS CANED
THEIR GRANDFATHERS, AND TAKES A PHILOSOPHICAL VIEW OF
WARS.

CHIPPING MARRIES KATHERINE, A YOUNG WOMAN HE MEETS

ON HOLIDAY IN THE LAKE DISTRICT, BUT SHE DIES IN
CHILDBIRTH. CHIPPING NEVER REMARRIES OR HAS ANOTHER
ROMANTIC INTEREST, AND BECOMES A LONELY BACHELOR. THE
FILM ENDS WITH CHIPPING SAYING A FOND FAREWELL TO ALL
THE CHILDREN, REALIZING THAT HE WILL NEVER SEE THEM
AGAIN.

GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS IS A NOVELLA ABOUT A BELOVED

SCHOOL TEACHER, MR. CHIPPING, AND HIS LONG TENURE AT
BROOKFIELD SCHOOL. THE STORY HAS BEEN ADAPTED INTO A
1939 FILM AND A 2002 TV MOVIE.
 QUESTION ANSWERS
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 WOMAN OF THE
NINETIES SUCH A MONSTROUS CREATURE THAT FILLED HIM
WITH HORROR.

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.

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.

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.
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
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.
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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