Intermediate F.Sc F.A ICS I.Com English XII Short Questions Good Bye Mr. Chips Chapter 3

Intermediate F.Sc F.A ICS I.Com English XII Short Questions Good Bye Mr. Chips Chapter 3 2nd Year English Notes Online Taleem Ilmi Hub Class 12th

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Q 1. Who was Mrs. Wickett? / What job did Mrs. Wickett do at Brookfield?

Ans. Mrs. WIckett was the owner of the house where Chips lived across Brookfield. She had been in charge of the linen-room at the school before saving some money. She took care of Chips and entertained his visitors.

Q 2. Where did Mr. Chips live after his retirement? / Why did Chips choose Mrs. WIckett’s home after retirement?

Ans. Chips lived at Mrs. Wickett’s house after his retirement because it was located opposite to Brookfield. Moreover, it was convenient for Chips as he liked to stroll across to the playing fields of Brookfield when the weather was pleasant.

Q 3. How did Chips welcome the new-comers? How did Mr. Chips entertain his guests at Mrs. Wickett’s? / Write a note on Chips’ hospitality?

Ans. Chips was a very hospitable man. He entertained his guests warmly. He used to invite new boys to tea during their first term. He served his visitors with walnut-cake having pick icing. He himself made tea for his guests.

Q 4. What kind of books was read by Chips?

Ans. Chips read books of classical literature, history and detective novels. Inspector French and Doctor Thorndyke were his favourite novels.

Q 5. How was Chips’ room furnished at Mrs. Wickett? / What kind of room given to Chips by Mrs. Wickett?

Ans. It was furnished simply and with a school masterly taste: a few bookshelves and sporting trophies, a mantelpiece crowded with fixture cards and signed photographs of boys and men, a worn Turkey carpet, a big easy chair, pictures of the Acropolis and the Forum on the wall.

Q 6. What did Chips think about Latin and Greek?

Ans. He thought of Latin and Greek as living tongues once spoken by living people. He considered them far more than dead languages from which English gentleman ought to know a few quotations.

Q 7. What sort of life did Mr. Chips enjoy at Mrs. Wickett’s after retirement?

Ans. He enjoyed a pleasant, peaceful life at Mrs. Wickett’s. He had no worries, his pension was enough, and there was a little money saved up besides. He could have everything and anything he wanted.

Q 8. Who was Collingwood?

Ans. Collingwood had been a very naughty boy at Brookfield in 1902. He was killed in Egypt. Once Chips thrashed him for climbing onto the gymnasium roof to get a ball out of the gutter. He won a D.S.O. and became a major in the British Army.

Q 9. Narrate the activities of Mr. Chips after retirement?

Ans. After retirement Mr. Chips was involved in different sorts of activities including drinking tea, receiving callers, busying himself with corrections of Brookfieldian directory, and writing his occasional letter to the Times.

Written By: Asad Hussain