Chapter 17: Good-Bye, Mr. Chips

 

Chapter 17: Good-Bye, Mr. Chips

Q1. What did Merivale say to Chips on a foggy morning in 1933?

A. Merivale was Chips’ family doctor. In 1933, when the weather was foggy, he advised Chips to keep himself indoors, there is a lot of flu in the area.

Q.2. What were the two things Chips had never done in life?
Ans. There were two things that Chips could never do in his life. One was he had never traveled by air and the second was he had never been to a talky show.

Q3. Who was Linford?

 Linford was a new student at Brookfield. At the end of their meeting, Linford said: “Goodbye” to Chips. Linford was the last boy who met Chips before his death.

Q4. Who sent Linford to Mr. Chips and why?

Linford was a new student at Brookfield. He was told that Chips wanted to meet him. It was a joke that many old students made with the new students. Linford was the last boy who met Chips before his death.

Q5. How did Chips entertain Linford?

Linford was a new student at Brookfield. Chips asked him to sit by the fire and have a cup of tea with him. Chips also offered him half a walnut cake with pink icing. Linford was the last boy who met Chips before his death.

Q6. When and why did Chips resign again?

On the night of November 11, 1918, after he visited the dining hall, he sent in his resignation to the Board of Governors because he got ill. Merivale also advised him to take some rest.