CHAPTER: THE LAST LESSON
The Last Lesson
By Alphonse Daudet
MCQ
1.For the last two years, where did all the bad news come from?
Answer: The Bulletin Board
2.Who asked Franz not to hurry to school?
Answer: Blacksmith Watcher
3.What was M. Hamel going to question Franz about?
Answer: Participles
4. Who sat on the back bench on the last lesson?
Answer: The village people
5. What order had come from Berlin?
Answer: Teach German in schools of Alsace and Lorraine
6. Why did Hamel blame himself?
Answer: Giving students a holiday at times.
7. What does the last lesson taught by Hamel symbolize?
Answer: Loss of language and loss of freedom.
8. What is the moral that the Alphonse Daudet wants to bring out?
Answer: Not to put off things that one can do that day.
9. What does the marching of soldiers under the windows represent?
Answer: Dawn of Prussia in France.
10.What does M. Hamel’s motionless posture reflect?
Answer: Sense of finality.
11. Why does Hamel blame the parents?
Answer: They preferred children to work in farms.
12. Franz thinks- will they make them sing in German- even the pigeons? What could this mean?
Answer: When people are deprived of their essence even the surroundings are affected.
13. Why does the author urge the reader to respect his language?
Answer: Because it is the key to freedom.
14. M. Hamel is introduced as a ruler-wielding teacher. This demonstrates that:
Answer: He is a hard taskmaster.
15. M. Hamel emerges as a when he teaches his last lesson.
Answer: True patriot.
16. What was Franz banking on to enter the class as he was late?
Answer: Commotion in the class.
17. Which district came under the Prussian rule?
Answer: Alsace and Lorraine.
18. Why did Franz look for opportunities to skip school?
Answer: Because he wanted to collect birds egg’s.
SHORT TYPE QUESTIONS
Q: What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?
Answer: That specific day Franz was expected to be prepared with participles as Mr Hamel, the French teacher was going to question the students in school and Franz didn't know it at all.
Q: What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?
Answer: There was no upheaval and on that day everything was as quiet as a Sunday morning. Indeed, even Mr Hamel was not irritated when Franz walked into the classroom late. M. Hamel was in his Sunday best. There was village folk sitting on the back benches.
Q: What had been put up on the bulletin board?
Answer: The crowd before the notice board demonstrated the presence of a significant news item. Afterwards, Franz understood that the news was that the order had come from Berlin to teach only German in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. Mr Hamel reported that he would teach his last French lesson that day.
Q: What was Franz’s reaction when he learnt that he was attending his French lesson for the last time?
Answer: He felt sorry that he had not learnt his lessons and wasted his time in looking for birds' eggs and going sliding on the Saar. He felt that his books which were such a nuisance a while ago and heavy to carry were now similar to old companions that he would not like to give up by any means. The teacher whom he thought to be so cranky currently seemed, by all accounts, to be a friend.
Q: Why were the old men of the village present in the classroom?
Answer: The old men of the town were sitting in the classroom. Franz felt that they as well, similar to him, were upset for not having gone to class regularly. It was their way for expressing gratitude towards the teacher for his forty years of devoted service and demonstrating their regard for the nation that was no longer theirs.
Q: What was Hamel’s reaction when Franz could not answer his question in class, correctly?
Answer: Franz was scared of Mr Hamel's response when he was not able to answer the question. His heart began pulsating and he dared not look up. Mr Hamel, rather, told Franz that he would not reprove him. He blamed all Frenchmen for not knowing how to talk or write their own mother tongue.
Q: Who did Hamel blame for not knowing French?
Answer: Hamel not just blamed Franz and other Frenchmen for not loving their mother tongue however considered himself responsible for sending his students regularly to water his flowers instead of learning their lessons. He additionally fell guilty of having given them a holiday when he wanted to go fishing.
Q: What was the usual scene when Franz’s school began in the morning?
Answer: Usually, there was an great bustle. The noise could be heard out in the school. Students opened and shut their desks. They rehashed the exercises together uproariously. They kept their hands over their ears to understand better. The teacher would continue rapping the table with his extraordinary iron ruler.
Q: What did Wachter tell Franz? What was the latter’s response?
Answer: Wachter, the blacksmith on reading the most recent announcement about the teaching of German advised Franz not to go so fast. He added that he would get to school in plenty of time. Franz thought Wachter was ridiculing him so he raced to class.
Q: What did M. Hamel tell the class about French language?
Answer: M. Hamel said that French was the most beautiful language on the planet. It was the clearest and the most logical language. The French should guard it among them and always remember. He included that when individuals are subjugated, as long as they held fast to their language, they had the key to their prison.
Q: How was M. Hamel's behaviour contrary to how he would usually behave?
Answer: M. Hamel was solemn and gentle. He was never again the ruler-wielding teacher. M. Hamel was wearing garments he wore on unique event. What he taught appeared to be so natural to Franz. He clarified everything with a great deal of tolerance. It appeared that he wanted to put into their heads at one stroke all that he knew.
Q: Why was Franz not scolded for reaching the school late that day?
Answer: Franz was late for school. But, M. Hamel just asked him very politely to take up his seat without scolding him as it was Hamel's last lesson of French in that school.
Q: Why were some elderly persons occupying the back benches that day?
Answer: Some elderly persons occupied the last benches on the day as it was the last day of the teaching of French. They wanted to pay tribute to their nation and regard to M. Hamel for his dedicated service of forty years. They regretted having lost the chance to become familiar with their own language.
Q: How were the parents and M. Hamel responsible for the children’s neglect of the French language?
Answer: The vast majority of the people of Alsace could neither speak nor write their own language. Their parents preferred to put them to work on a farm or at the mills. Mr Hamel didn't spare himself from blame. He had frequently sent his students to water his flowers instead of learning their lessons.
Q: What was the usual scene when Franz’s school began in the morning?
Answer: Usually, there was an great bustle. The noise could be heard out in the school. Students opened and shut their desks. They rehashed the exercises together uproariously. They kept their hands over their ears to understand better. The teacher would continue rapping the table with his extraordinary iron ruler.
Q: What did Wachter tell Franz? What was the latter’s response?
Answer: Wachter, the blacksmith on reading the most recent announcement about the teaching of German advised Franz not to go so fast. He added that he would get to school in plenty of time. Franz thought Wachter was ridiculing him so he raced to class.
Q: What did M. Hamel tell the class about French language?
Answer: M. Hamel said that French was the most beautiful language on the planet. It was the clearest and the most logical language. The French should guard it among them and always remember. He included that when individuals are subjugated, as long as they held fast to their language, they had the key to their prison.
Q: How was M. Hamel's behaviour contrary to how he would usually behave?
Answer: M. Hamel was solemn and gentle. He was never again the ruler-wielding teacher. M. Hamel was wearing garments he wore on unique event. What he taught appeared to be so natural to Franz. He clarified everything with a great deal of tolerance. It appeared that he wanted to put into their heads at one stroke all that he knew.
Q: Why was Franz not scolded for reaching the school late that day?
Answer: Franz was late for school. But, M. Hamel just asked him very politely to take up his seat without scolding him as it was Hamel's last lesson of French in that school.
Q: Why were some elderly persons occupying the back benches that day?
Answer: Some elderly persons occupied the last benches on the day as it was the last day of the teaching of French. They wanted to pay tribute to their nation and regard to M. Hamel for his dedicated service of forty years. They regretted having lost the chance to become familiar with their own language.
Q: How were the parents and M. Hamel responsible for the children’s neglect of the French language?
Answer: The vast majority of the people of Alsace could neither speak nor write their own language. Their parents preferred to put them to work on a farm or at the mills. Mr Hamel didn't spare himself from blame. He had frequently sent his students to water his flowers instead of learning their lessons.
CHAPTER: LOST SPRING
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