The Last Lesson

The story of 'The Last Lesson' is set in the backdrop of__________.

• France-Germany War

• France-Britain war

• Franco-Prussian War

• World War-II

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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.

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Why was there a crowd at the bulletin board?

• The news of French being replaced by German had attracted them there.

• They were called by the authorities over there.

• They had decided to protest against the authorities.

• All of these

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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.

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What did Franz notice that was special about M. Hamel that day?

• He was wearing clothes that he usually wore only on special days.

• He looked very angry.

• He had an iron ruler in his hand.

• He was not speaking at all.

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Why had the villagers occupied the last benches in the classroom?

• They were regular attendees.

• They loved the classes of M. Hamel.

• They were made to sit there by German authorities.

• They were sorry and wanted to thank the master for his forty years of faithful service.

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Read the following extract and answer the question that follows:

“I won’t scold you, little Franz; you must feel bad enough."

Q- Who does 'I' refer to in the above line?

• Wachter

• The former Mayor

• M. Hamel

• The former postmaster

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Read the following extract and answer the question that follows:

“I won’t scold you, little Franz; you must feel bad enough. See how it is! Every day we have said to ourselves, ‘Bah! I’ve plenty of time. I’ll learn it tomorrow.’

Q- What does the speaker seem to suggest by the above lines?

• That Franz is a bad student.

• That the problem with the people is that they procrastinate their work.

• That none of them actually wanted to learn French.

• That only Franz must regret his action.

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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.

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Whom did M. Hamel blame for the poor condition of French language?

• Himself

• Students

• Parents

• All of the above

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