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what was Franz banking on to enter the class as he was late?
M.Hamel's teaching on the blackboard
commotion in the class
Hauser helping him sneak in
to quietly walk in when everyone was preoccupied with participles
M.Hamel is introduced as a ruler-wielding teacher. This demonstrates that :
he is concerned
he is adamant
he is unfeeling
he is hard taskmaster
what does M.Hamel's motionless posture reflects ?
the school is dismissed
sense of finality
changing order of life
feeling of nostalgia
what is the moral that the Alphonse Daudet wants to bring out ?
not to put off things that one can do that day
old order changed to new
one should accept everything that happens
teachers should be respected
why did Hamel blame himself ?
not having taught them enough French
not being strict
giving students a holiday at times
not being responsible
who sat on the back bench on the last lesson ?
Franz
Prussians
the village people
the new teacher
for the last two years, where did all the bad news come from ?
the bulletin board
town hall
school
M.Hamel's house
what did Mr.Hamel bring for his class on his last day in the school ?
new pens
new notebooks
sweets
story books
what was franz expected to be prepared for at school that day?
song
dance
essay writing
participles
why did the villagers come to meet M.Hamel in the school?
to complain
to say goodbye
to gossip
to show gratitude
why was franz surprised?
because of village elders
because of police patrolling
because of student's behaviour
because of M.Hamel's kind and polite behaviour
why did franz find on reaching the school ?
people were dancing
school was closed
police patrolling
strange quietness
the story 'the last lesson' highlights which human tendency ?
male Chauvinism
Procrastination
courage
cowardice
who is the author of The last lesson?
Jane Austen
Alphonse Daudet
Rabindra Nath Tagore
None
Which district came under the Prussian rule ?
Alsace and Berlin
Berlin and Lorraine
Alsace and Lorraine
the southern district of France
M.Hamel emerges as a when he teaches his last lesson ?
meek person
true patriot
repentant man
defeated the man
why does the author urge to reader to respect his language ?
it is what makes you respect your countrymen
it is the key to freedom
you can express yourself
it is unique and reflects litrature and art
What does the marching of soldiers under the windows represent ?
the departure of Hamel
dawn of Prussia in france
freedom for franz
sorrow of the villagers
what does the last lesson taught by Hamel symbolize?
no more teaching of french
domination of Prussia
learning of German
loss of language and loss of freedom
what order has come from berlin?
to close the school
teach German in schools of Alsace and Lorraine
to open a new school in Alsace and Lorraine
that Hamel would have to leave
what was unusual about M.Hamel's dress?
wore clean clothes
wore a brand new outfit
wore clothes he wore on prize days
wore traditional french clothes
who asked franz not to hurry to school ?
old hauser
former Mayor
former postmaster
blacksmith Watcher
"The last lesson" story was written in which year?
1869 - 1870
1870 - 1871
1872 - 1873
1870 - 1872
who occupied the back benches in the class ?
weak students
teachers
monitors of the class
village elders
Alphonse Daudet was from which country ?
India
France
England
New Zealand
What were the things being taken for granted by the people of Alsace?
Teachers of the school
Time and school
People around
Money and power
Why was Franz in great dread of a scolding?
He was late for school.
He had a fight with his friends.
He was to be questioned about participles and he knew nothing about them.
What was the unusual thing that Franz noticed when he reached at the school?
Everyone was reciting their lessons loudly.
The teacher was rapping his ruler on the table.
There was a lot of commotion.
It was very calm and quiet.
Which one of these is NOT TRUE in context of the realization of Franz that he won't be able to learn French from the next day?
He felt sorry for not learning his lessons.
He thought his books were nuisance.
He started loving grammar, history etc. which he hated earlier.
He developed love for his teacher at the idea of his teacher going away.
Whom did M. Hamel blame for the poor condition of French language?
Himself
students
all the people
all of the above
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