Intermediate F.Sc F.A ICS I.Com English XII Short Questions Good Bye Mr. Chips Chapter 2

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Intermediate F.Sc F.A ICS I.Com English XII Short Questions Good Bye Mr. Chips Chapter 2

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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