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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

• Parents

• All of the above