1. What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?
Ans: Franz and the other students were expected to be prepared on participles by M. Hamel with for school that day.
2. What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day ?
Or: Describe M. Hamel’s last day at school.
Or: Give a detailed account of the scene in the classroom or the day of the last lesson.
Or: Describe the unusual things that Franz noticed on the day of the last lesson.
Or: 4.What changes did the order from Berlin cause in school that day ?
Ans: Franz noticed some unusual things on that day, these are as follows:
1. There were no any great bustle/noise, nothing the sound of opening and closing desks, not lessons repeated in unison with very loud, and not the teacher’s great ruler rapping on the table.
2. That day, everything was as quiet as Sunday morning.
3. Also, Franz was not scolded/rebuked for his very late to school.
4. On that day, M. Hamel wore his beautiful green coat, his frilled shirt and the little black silk cap which were all embroidered. Actually, these were worn only on inspection and prize days.
5. Besides, the whole school seemed so strange and solemn.
6. Again, the back benches were filled up by the village people (like the old Hauser with his three-cornered hat, the former mayor, the former postmaster and several others)
7. Everybody was looking sad for the last lesson of French language.
8. All the lessons like reciting, grammars, writings, history were taught on that day.
9. Specially, M. Hamel taught very beautifully on the last lesson.
10. Surprisingly, little Franz heard very carefully and understood all the lessons.
Note: Above points are just for help of remembering, don't write in your exam. like 1. 2. , write without these points along with thoroughly.
Note: Above points are just for help of remembering, don't write in your exam. like 1. 2. , write without these points along with thoroughly.
3. What had been put up on the bulletin-board ?
Or. Why did the people gather in front of the bulletin-board ?
Or. Why was there a crowd in front of the bulletin-board on that day?
Or: What had been put up in the bulletin board that morning?
Ans: On the bulletin-board, all the bad news for the last two years like the lost battles, the draft, the orders of the commanding officer and most other bad news had been put up there. So, there was a crowd in front of the bulletin-board.
5.How did Franz’s feelings about M. Hamel and school change ?
Ans:
Franz’s feelings about M. Hamel were that he was very sorry for that day. When everyone was writing at that time, M. Hamel was sitting motionless in his chair and gazing/staring one thing to another as if he wanted to attach/fix all things in his mind. He had been there for forty years with his garden outside the window and his class in front of him just like that. Only the desks and benches had been worn smooth. The walnut-trees in the garden were taller and the hopvine that he had planted himself twined about the windows to the roof. At that time, his heart had been broken to leave it all. His sister was moving about in the room above and packing their trunks that meant they would leave the country next day.
Franz felt the school changes as follows:
1. There were no any great bustle/noise, nothing the sound of opening and closing desks, not lessons repeated in unison with very loud, and not the teacher’s great ruler rapping on the table.
2. That day, everything was as quiet as Sunday morning.
3.Besides, the whole school seemed so strange and solemn.
4. Again, the back benches were filled up by the village people (like the old Hauser with his three-cornered hat, the former mayor, the former postmaster and several others)
Note: Above points are just for help of remembering, don't write in your exam. like 1. 2. , write without these points along with thoroughly.
Note: Above points are just for help of remembering, don't write in your exam. like 1. 2. , write without these points along with thoroughly.
6. The people in this story suddenly realise how precious/unique their language is to them. What shows you this? Why does this happen?
Or: What was the order from Berlin? How did that order affect the people of Alsace, particularly M. Hamel and his students? (This answer starts from the 2nd para & after that 1st para)
Ans:
On the last class of French language, all the village people came to the school and sat on the back benches. Old Hauser, the former mayor, the former postmaster and several others were present in the last class that means they realised the precious French language on that moment.
This was happened because the order had come from Berlin to teach only German in the school of Alsace and Lorraine.
7. Franz thinks, “Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?” What could this mean?
Ans: The order had just then come from Berlin to teach only German in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. The new master would come from the next day. So, Franz thought that everything would be happened with the German language from the next day. Besides, he thought that they would make the pigeons sing in German language also.
8. Why/what did Franz have a great dread of a scolding?
Or: Why did Franz afraid of to go to school that day?
Ans: Franz had a great dread of scolding because M. Hamel said that he would question them on participles. But, Franz did not know the first word about participles.
9.What did Franz think for a moment ?
Ans: For a moment, Franz thought that he would run away and spending the day out of doors.
10.What was the name of the blacksmith in the ‘the last lesson’ ?
Ans: The name of the blacksmith was Wachter in the ‘The Last Lesson’.
11. What was the blacksmith/Wachter doing ?
Ans: The blacksmith/Wachter was reading the bulletin board with his apprentice.
12. “Don’t go so fast boy, you’ll get to your school in plenty of time !” who said this and whom ? why did the speaker say like this ?
Ans: The blacksmith, Wachter said this statement to Franz.
The speaker said like this because that day was the last lesson of French language and so it was not so complicated/restriction to reach the class on time.
13.What did M. Hamel do when he wanted to go fishing? Answer:
Ans: When M. Hamel wanted to go fishing then he gave his students a holiday.
14.Why were the village elders present in M. Hamel’s class on the day of the last lesson?
Ans: The order had come from Berlin to teach only German in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. The new master would come from the next day. So, that was the last class or lesson in French language. For this reason, the village elders were present in M. Hamel’s class on the day of the last lesson to show their respect to France, French Language and M. Hamel. They came there that they would learn a little about the most beautiful and logical French language.
15.What according to M. Hamel is the great fault of Alsace ?
Answer: M. Hamel informs that the people of Alsace have not given any priority/importance to learn the most logical and beautiful French language. Instead, they and their child are taken away from this. This is the great fault of Alsace according to M. Hamel.
16.What did M. Hamel write at the end of the class?
Ans: At the end of the class, M. Hamel sorrowfully wrote the statement, “Vive La France !”.
17.What was the commotion(হুলস্থূল) that Franz anticipated ?
Ans: Franz anticipated a great bustle which could be heard out in the street, the opening and closing desks, lesson repeated in unison very loud and the teacher’s great ruler rapping on the table.
18.What are M. Hamel’s views about the French language ?
Ans: In M. Hamel’s views, French language was the most beautiful language in the world. It was also the clearest and the most logical language.
19.”I started for school very late that morning. “Who is the “I” here ?
Answer: In this statement, ‘I’ is referred to Franz.
20.Why was the lesson called ‘the last lesson’?
Ans: The lesson was called ‘the last lesson’, the reason was that the class or the lesson was the last in the French language. Also, that was the last lesson of France teacher M. Hamel. The order had come from Berlin that German language would be teach in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine from the next day.
21. Why did Franz want to spend his day out of doors?
Ans: Franz had a great dread of scolding on that day. Because, M. Hamel had said that he would question the students on participles. But, Franz did not know the first word about participle. So, Franz wanted to spend his day out of doors.
22. Describe M. Hamel’s last day at school.
Ans:
The last day of M. Hamel was very sad/sorrowfully at school. He wore his beautiful green coat, his frilled shirt and the little black silk cap which were all embroidered. Actually, these were worn only on inspection and prize days.
In the last day, he taught all the lessons like recites, grammars, writings, history and others very clearly.
When everyone was writing at that time, M. Hamel was sitting motionless in his chair and gazing/staring one thing to another as if he wanted to attach/fix all things in his mind. He had been there for forty years with his garden outside the window and his class in front of him just like that. Only the desks and benches had been worn smooth.
In the last lesson, he said about French language that the most beautiful, the clearest and logical language in the world. He was very sorry for the people of Alsace that they could not learn the language at all.
After all the lessons, he took a piece of chalk and wrote as large as he could, “Vive La France!” and made a gesture that school was dismissed- they might go.
23.What is the river mentioned in the last lesson ?
Ans: The river mentioned in the last lesson is the Saar.
23.What is the river mentioned in the last lesson ?
Ans: The river mentioned in the last lesson is the Saar.
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