50 Important questions of Mr.Chips | Most repeated questions of Mr. Chips

 50 Important Questions — Mr. Chips

1. What is the full name of Mr. Chips (his real name)?

2. When was Mr. Chips born?

3. How did Chips “measure time” after retirement?

4. Why did he adopt the Brookfield school bell timings even at Mrs. Wickett’s house?

5. Who was Dr. Merivale? What role did he play in Chips’ life?

6. What advice did Dr. Merivale give to Mrs. Wickett when Chips caught a cold?

7. Why did Mr. Chips leave Melbury School?

8. How long did he serve at Melbury?

9. Who was Wetherby? What was his relation to Chips?

10. What advice did Wetherby give to Chips at the interview?

11. How did Chips handle his first class at Brookfield (the “ragging” incident)?

12. Who was Colley and what was the joke about Colley’s family?

13. Describe Chips’ room in Mrs. Wickett’s house (after retirement).

14. What kind of books did Chips prefer to read?

15. What changes came into Chips’ life after his marriage with Katherine?

16. How did Chips and Katherine meet?

17. What was the most interesting incident in the novel (as often asked)?

18. Describe Katherine’s appearance and political views.

19. Why did Katherine like Chips, despite his old-fashioned ideas?

20. What did Katherine say on the night before the marriage?

21. What advice did Katherine give Chips about being lenient with boys?

22. Who was Rowden? What role did he play in Chips’ life?

23. What memory of the Lake District did Chips always cherish?

24. Why did Chips depreciate himself (i.e., feel unworthy) at times?

25. Why did Chips think of resigning after Katherine’s death?

26. What effect did Katherine’s death have on Chips?

27. How did Chips deal with discipline issues after Katherine’s death?

28. Who was Ralston? Why was he in conflict with Chips?

29. When and why was there a row between Chips and Ralston?

30. How was this conflict resolved (with the Board of Governors etc.)?

31. What did Chips think about the rich boys Ralston favored?

32. Who succeeded Ralston as head or acting head?

33. When did Chips finally resign and why?

34. What was special about his farewell speech?

35. What duty did Chips take on after retirement (editing, old boys’ dinners etc.)?

36. What did Chips do with the Brookfield Directory?

37. Who was Max Staefel?

38. How was Max Staefel’s death treated in Chips’ memory?

39. What changes in the school or world happened during war-time (WWI) days in the novel?

40. How did Chips feel when names of fallen students were read out?

41. Who was Chatteris and what was his relation with Chips?

42. What does “abhorrendum” mean in the novel and why is it mentioned?

43. What were two things Chips claimed he had never done?

44. When did Chips make his will?

45. How did Chips die? Describe his final moments.

46. What was the significance of the title Goodbye Mr. Chips?

47. What was Chips’ view of modern women vs. traditional women?

48. Discuss the theme of memory and time in the novel.

49. How does the novel show change over time (in society, in school, in Chips himself)?

50. In your opinion, what is the message/lesson from Goodbye Mr. Chips?