Chapter 2: Good-Bye, Mr. Chips

 

Chapter 2: Good-Bye, Mr. Chips

Q1. When did the Brookfield established?

Brookfield was an old foundation. It was established in the reign of Elizabeth, as a grammar school. Mr. Chips joined Brookfield in 1870.

Q2. What was the status of Brookfield? Why couldn't it become as famous as Harrow?

Brookfield was a good school of the second rank. It might have become as famous as Harrow, but its luck had not been so good. it never raised to front-rank status.

Q3. What kind of people did Brookfield produce?

Brookfield produced a fair number of important men like judges, members of Parliament, colonial administrators, a few peers, and bishops. Mostly it turned out merchants, manufacturers, and professional men.

Q4.  What was the ambition of Mr. Chips?

Chips was a very ambitious teacher in his youth. His dream had been to get a headship or a senior mastership in a first-class school.

Q5.  What was the social and academic status of Chips? Or What did Mr. Chips think about his qualifications?

He thought that he was not an excellent teacher. His qualifications were inadequate. His limitations were his mediocre degree, his unreliable discipline, lack of private means, and family connections of any importance.

Q6. When did Mr. Chips retire and what was he presented with?

Mr. Chips retired in 1913 when he turned sixty-five. He was presented with a cheque, a writing desk, and a clock.