THE LAST LESSON

1. Franz looked for opportunities to skip school to do what?

• (a) work on mills

• (b) go fishing

• (c) water the plants

• (d) collect birds egg

2. What was Franz banking on to enter the class as he was late?

• (a) M.Hamel’s teaching on the blackboard

• (b) commotion in the class

• (c) Hauser helping him sneak in

• (d) to quietly walk in when everyone was preoccupied with participles

3. M. Hamel is introduced as a ruler-wielding teacher. This demonstrates that:

• (a) he is concerned.

• (b) he is adamant.

• (c) he is unfeeling.

• (d) he is a hard taskmaster.

4. Franz thinks- will they make them sing in German- even the pigeons? What could this mean?

• (a) German would use brutal force over everyone

• (b) harsh orders will be passed

• (c) when people are deprived of their essence even the surroundings are affected.

• d) the Germans will rob France of its language.

5. What does M. Hamel’s motionless posture reflect?

• (a) the school is dismissed

• (b) sense of finality

• (c) changing order of life

• (d) feeling of nostalgia

6. What is the moral that the Alphonse Daudet wants to bring out?

• (a) not to put off things that one can do that day

• (b) old order changed to new

• (c) one should accept everything that happens

• (d) teachers should be respected

7. Why did Hamel blame himself?

• (a) not having taught them enough French

• (b) not being strict

• (c) giving students a holiday at times

• (d) not being responsible

8. Who sat on the back bench on the last lesson?

• (a) Franz

• (b) Prussians

• (c) the village people

• (d) The new teacher

9. What was M. Hamel going to question Franz about?

• (a) participles

• (b) adjectives

• (c) old primer

• (d) Ba be bi bo bu

10. For the last two years, where did all the bad news come from?

• (a) the Bulletin Board

• (b) Town Hall

• (c) school

• (d) M. Hamel’s House