Intermediate F.Sc F.A ICS I.Com English XII Short Questions Good Bye Mr. Chips Chapter 2 2nd Year English Notes Online Taleem Ilmi Hub Class 12th
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Q 1. Describe the building of Brookfield School.
Ans. It was a group of eighteenth century buildings centered
upon a quadrangle. It was russet coloured and covered by autumn creepers. It
was surrounded by ancient elm trees. It had acres of playing fields beyond it.
Q 2. Where was Brookfield situated?
Ans. It was situated across the road behind ancient elm
trees near a small village in an open fen country.
Q 3. Write a note on Brookfield as a school. What type of
school was Brookfield?
Ans. Brookfield was established as a grammar school in the
reign of Queen Elizabeth. It was a boarding school. It faced many ups and downs
in its reputation. Many notable families supported it. It was a good school of
second rank.
Q 4. How was Brookfield established according to Wetherby?
Ans. According to Wetherby, It was established in the reign
of Queen Elizabeth as a grammar School.
Q 5. Why could Chips not join a better school than
Brookfield?
Ans. He could not join a better school because he was just
as respectable but no more brilliant than Brookfield itself.
Q 6. How was Brookfield in its reputation?
Ans. The school went up and down, decreasing in reputation
at one time and becoming famous at another. It was a good school of second rank
and several famous families supported it.
Q 7. What did Chips dream of in his twenties?
Ans. His dream, when he was in his twenties, was to get a
headship finally or a senior mastership in any of the first class schools.
Q 8. Why did Chips
join Brookfield?
Ans. Chips joined Brookfield because he did not like the
Melbury School, where he was ragged much. He also had a dream to join a better
school to finally get head ship or senior mastership.
Q 9. What was the contribution of Brookfield to England? /
What kind of people did Brookfield supply?
Ans. Brookfield served England in both peace and war. It
supplied many history making men. Its students and teachers laid their lives
for the country in the hour of need.
Q 10.What kinds of professions were generally adopted by the
students of Brookfield School?
Ans. The students of Brookfield School joined a wide range
of professions. They became judges, members of parliament, colonial
administrators, a few bishops but mostly merchants, manufacturers, professional
men and a good many country squires and parsons.
Q 11. What were the similarities between Mr. Chips and
Brookfield? / What is Chips’ socio-academic status?
Ans. Mr. Chips, in any social and academic sense was just as
respectable, but no more brilliant, than Brookfield itself. Both had good moral
values and traditions to cherish. Chips, like Brookfield, was a good teacher of
second rank as his degree was a mediocre one.
Q 12. When did Mr. Chips retire and what was he presented
with in his retirement?
Ans. He got retired in 1913 at the age of sixty five. He was
presented with a writing desk, a cheque and a clock.
Q 13. What were the shortcomings of Mr. Chips that did not
let him achieve his goal?
Ans. Mr. Chips felt that his degree was not particularly
good, and his discipline was not good in all conditions. He realized that he
did not have any private means and no family connection of any importance.
Q 14. What was Chips’ status when he was fifty and sixty?
Ans. At fifty, he was the doyen of the staff. He
was guest of honour and court of appeal in all the matters when he was sixty.
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