Why did Mr. Chips feel he was not suitable to teach at a top-rated school?

What type of female did Mr. Chips feel was the "ideal woman?" Explain the irony when Mr. Chips attempts to help Katherine while they are both hiking up a rocky hill.

How did meeting and marrying Katherine change Mr. Chips' view of life? How long did his brief time with Katherine stay in his memories and affect his life?

Why did some colleagues find it objectionable that Mr. Chips listed Brookfield's former German master along with former students, all killed in the war? What side did the former German master take in the war? What was Mr. Chips' view on the matter?

How does Mr. Chips handle the situation when he is teaching a class while the school is being bombed? What comparison does Chips make between studying Latin...