Q.1 What is the most interesting/thrilling incident of the novel?
The accidental meeting between Katherine and Mr. Chips is the most interesting incident the novel because it had great effect on the life and teaching of Mr. Chips. He met Katherine in 1896 and married her in the same year.
Q.2 When and where did Mr. Chips meet Katherine?
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How did Chips happen to come across Katherine?
Mr. Chips met Katherine Bridges in 1896 at Great Gable in the Lake District. It was a chance meeting which completely changed the life of Mr. Chips.
Q.3 Who went with Mr. Chips to the Lake District and where did they stay?
Mr. Rowden went with Mr. Chips to the Lake District. He was a colleague of Mr. Chips. They stay at Wasdale Head in a small farmhouse.
Q.4 What was Katherine doing when Mr. Chips tried to save her and what happened to him?
Katherine was signaling to a friend from a dangerous looking mountain top. Mr. Chips thought that she was in danger. He tried to climb the mountain in order to save her. His ankle was twisted and he was unable to walk.
Q.5 Write a note on the character of Katherine Bridges?
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Describe the physical appearance/grace of Katherine Bridges?
Katherine Bridges was a young girl only twenty five years old. She was a very beautiful and modern girl. She had straw colored hair and freckled cheeks. She was a governess out of job. She liked modern writers.
Q.6 What were the ideas/views of Katherine Bridges?
Katherine was a modern girl. She wanted the women to be free and independent. She liked modern writers like Ibsen and Bernard Shaw. She was radical in politics. She thought that the women should be given the right to vote and admitted to universities.
Q.7 What were the views of Mr. Chips about women?
Mr. Chips did not like the modern girls. He was against the freedom of the women. He had an idea that nice women are weak, shy and delicate.
Q.8 Why did Katherine like Mr. Chips?
Katherine liked Mr. Chips because he was simple and gentle. He had brown eyes and he looked charming when he smiled.
Q 9 When did Mr. Chips marry Katherine?
Mr. Chips married Katherine in 1896, a week before the beginning of the autumn term. They were married in London.
Q.10 Why was spring of 1896 very dear to Mr. Chips?
Spring of 1896 was very dear to Mr. Chips because he met Katherine Bridge, his future wife, in the Lake District in this year.