Flamingo CH1 The Last Lesson (Important question answer)

CH1 THE LAST LESSON


IMPORTANT QUESTION ANSWER


Q1 What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?
Ans 1 Franz was expected to be prepared with participles that day for school, as Mr Hamel has said that he would question them on participles.

Q2 Why was Franz tempted to play truant from school?
Ans 2 The french teacher M Hamel was going to ask question on participles which franz had no prepared. To avoid being scolded he was tempted to play truant from school and spend the day out doors in a pleasurable manner.

Q3 What was unusual about the school that franz noticed when he entered the school?
Ans  3 On entering the school, Franz noticed that there was unusual silence. There was so noise of opening and closing of desks. The villagers elders had occupied that last benches that were always empty. M.Hamel was in his very fine sunday clothes. Everybody looked said.

Q4 What had been put up on the bulletin- board?
Ans 4 Franz have a negative view about the bulletin - board as for the last two years only bad new had come from it. That day was no exception as german had put up an order passed from berlin on the bulletin board to teach only german in the school  of alsace  and lorraine.

Q5 What changes did the order from berlin cause in school that day?
Ans 5 The order from berlin caused man changes in the school that day. The  entire school seemed strange and solemn. The old villagers were sitting on the back benches of classroom quietly to thank M.Hamel for his forty years of faithful service and for showing their respect  for the country. M Hamel also had put on his best dress on that day though it was not an inspection or prize day. The order from berlin also brought a sense of repentance for those who in spite of having time didn't learn the french properly.

Q6 How did  franz's feelings about M.Hamel and school change?
Ans 6 Earlier franz did not like M.Hamel much because of his ruler and cranky nature and he would feel fear from him but now all those feelings were entirely changed for M.Hamel.

The message conveyed by M.Hamel about the order from berlin was a thunderclap for little franz. He immediately felt sorry for  not being sincere in the school and for not learning french language and other lesson properly. His books, which seemed a nuisance and a burden earlier are now franz old friends.

Q7 What reason did M.Hamel give for their lack of interest in learning french.
Ans 7 The lack of interest in learning french was:
 (a) Due to the parents who wanted their children to work in a farm or mill to earn.
 (b) Due to the students who were reluctant to learn and often put off the lesson for the next day.
 (c) Due to himself as he asked them to water the flower and gave them off when he had to go for fishing.

Q8 Why does not M.Hamel want the people to forget french.
Ans 8 M.Hamel wanted them not to forget french as it is the most beautiful, clear and logical language in the world and as long as they hold fast to their language it would be as if they had the key to the prison.

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