Mr. Chips Chapter 3 questions
Short Questions answers
Q.1. How was the room Mrs. Wickett let to Chips?
Ans: Mr. Chips’ room at Mrs. Wickett’s house was small but comfortable, well-lit, and decorated with a simple, schoolmasterly taste.
Q.2. What would Mr. Chips do during mild afternoons while at Mrs. Wickett’s?
Ans: During mild afternoons, Mr. Chips would go to the playing-fields and watch the boys’ games. He enjoyed interacting with the students.
Q.3. How did Mr. Chips entertain his students at Mrs. Wickett’s house?
Ans: Mr. Chips got to know all the new boys and had them over for tea during their first term. He ordered walnut cake and sometimes crumpets during the winter term and sent them off at 5 o’clock.
Q.4. What would Chips ask the new boys who came to see him?
Ans: Mr. Chips asked the new boys about their hometown and whether they had any family connections at Brookfield.
Q.5. What did the boys comment after tea with Chips?
Ans: The boys enjoyed Mr. Chips’ company and the tea. They called him a “decent old boy” and poked fun at how he remembered to send them off at 5 o’clock.
Q.6. What did Branksome tell Mr. Chips?
Ans: Branksome informed Mr. Chips that he was the nephew of Major Collingwood, an old student of Mr. Chips. He recalled an incident where Mr. Chips had thrashed Collingwood for climbing onto the gymnasium roof to retrieve a ball from the gutter.
Q.7. What did Mr. Chips tell Mrs. Wickett about Major Collingwood?
Ans: Mr. Chips told Mrs. Wickett about the time he had punished Major Collingwood for climbing onto the gymnasium roof to retrieve a ball from the gutter, emphasizing the potential danger of the situation.
Q.8. Who was Mrs. Wickett and what were her services for Brookfield and Mr. Chips?
Ans: Mrs. Wickett was Mr. Chips’ landlady. She had previously worked in the linen room at the school and later rented a room to Mr. Chips after his retirement, providing him with accommodation and support.
Q.9. What was the financial condition of Mr. Chips after retirement?
Ans: Mr. Chips had no financial worries after retirement. His pension was sufficient, and he had saved enough to afford anything he wanted.
Q.10. What kind of books did Mr. Chips have in his room?
Ans: Mr. Chips had classical books, history books, and belles-lettres (literary works valued for their aesthetic qualities). He also had a stack of cheap detective novels in his room.
Q.11. What were Chips’ views about Latin and Greek?
Ans: Mr. Chips believed that Latin and Greek were essentially dead languages from which Englishmen should learn a few quotations. Despite his years of teaching, he was not a proficient classical scholar.
Q.12. What was the misconception about Mr. Chips’ marital status?
Ans: People mistakenly thought that Mr. Chips was a lifelong bachelor. In reality, he had been married, but it was so long ago that none of the staff at Brookfield could recall his wife.
Q.13. Who was Major Collingwood?
Ans: Major Collingwood was an old student of Mr. Chips. He was remembered by Mr. Chips for a disciplinary incident where he was thrashed for climbing onto the gymnasium roof to retrieve a ball from the gutter. Later, Collingwood joined the army and died in Egypt during World War I.
Q.14. Why did Mr. Chips choose to live at Mrs. Wickett’s?
Ans: Mr. Chips chose to live at Mrs. Wickett’s house after his retirement because it was convenient, being located across the road from Brookfield School. This proximity allowed him to maintain a close connection with the school and its students.
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