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The Last Lesson

Q. What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?

Answer : That day Franz was expected to be prepared with participles


because M. Hamel had said that he would question them on participles.
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Q What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?

That day, Franz noticed the absence of the routine commotion (शोर-ग़ुल) caused
by the opening and closing of desks, repeating of lessons in unison and rapping of
the teacher's ruler on the table. The usual hustle-bustle was replaced by a strange
stillness that was the characteristic of a school on a "Sunday morning."
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Q What had been put up on the bulletin-board?

The French districts of Alsace and Lorraine had been taken over by
the Prussians. Hence, the bulletin board displayed the news that
an order had come from Berlin to teach only German in the schools
of Alsace and Lorraine.
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Q What changes did the order from Berlin cause in school that day?

There were a lot of changes. Franz noticed an unusual silence


in the school that day. That day, there was no bustling, no
opening and closing of desks. No noise rapping of the teachers
rulers on the desk. Students were already in their places. It felt
as quiet as a Sunday morning. When Franz reached the class,
M. Hamel nicely asked him to sit down.
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He noticed his teacher wearing a nice green coat, frilled


shirt, and an embroidered hat. Franz was also surprised
to see village elders sitting in the back rows: old
Hauser, with his three-cornered hat, the former mayor,
the former postmaster, and several others besides.
Everybody paid rapt attention to the lessons and tried to
learn everything they could. M.Hamel taught patiently
and solemnly as if he wanted everybody to understand
every word he said.
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Q : How did Franz’s feelings about M. Hamel and school


change?

Answer : Franz was shaken. He felt apologetic that he did


not study French enough and paid no attention. His books,
which seemed a nuisance and a burden earlier were now his
old friends. His feelings about M.Hamel also changed. He
forgot all about his ruler and how cranky and strict he was.
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Q The people in this story suddenly realize how precious their language is to
them. What shows you this? Why does this happen?

The people suddenly realized that French was precious to them


because it was being forced out of their minds and hands. It was being
taken away from them. Naturally, they understood its importance once
the threat to their culture, their language arose because France had lost
to Prussia in the war.
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The chapter highlights the recognition of this loss when even the village
elders are sitting in the classroom and taking the last lesson. The beauty of
French language was highlighted, the teacher was dressed up and grieving as
it was his last lesson; he was leaving his garden behind which could also
stand for his legacy. Students paid rapt attention to the lessons that day. In
the end, the school was dismissed with Vive La France.
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 What was the mood in the classroom when M.Hamel gave his
last French lesson? (Delhi 2009)
ANSWER: When M.Hamel was giving his last French lesson, the
mood in the classroom was solemn and sombre. When he
announced that this was their last French lesson, everyone
present in the classroom suddenly developed patriotic feelings for
their native language and genuinely regretted ignoring their
mother tongue.
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This is your last French lesson. How did Franz react to this
declaration of M.Hamel? (Delhi 2010)
ANSWER: Franz was shaken. He felt apologetic that he did not
study French enough and paid no attention. He understood that
all the village elders had come in order to say 'thank you' to the
master for his forty years of service and pay gratitude to their
nation. He wanted to study all the books and learn grammar that
had seemed a menace to him.
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 Who did M. Hamel blame for the neglect of learning on the


part of boys like Franz? (Delhi 2011)
ANSWER: M. Hamel said that they all have something to regret :
Franz did not study thinking he had time, but the order came and
he couldn't learn the language anymore, and therrefore there was
no time was left. M. Hamel regretted having sent him to water his
flowers or giving students a holiday when he wanted to go fishing.
M. Hamel felt Franz's parents made him work at the farm and that
was worth regretting also.
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 What changes did the order from Berlin cause in school
that day?(UP 2011)
ANSWER: There were a lot of changes. Franz noticed an
unusual silence about the school that day. That day there
was no bustling, no opening and closing of desks. The
teacher's ruler was under the arm. Students were already in
their places. It felt as quiet as a Sunday morning. When
Franz reached the class, M. Hamel nicely asked him to sit
down. He noticed his teacher wearing a nice green coat,
frilled shirt, and an embroidered hat.
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 Franz was also surprised to see village elders sitting in the back
rows: old Hauser, with his three-cornered hat, the former mayor,
the former postmaster, and several others besides. Everybody
paid rapt (लीन) attention to the lessons and tried to learn
everything they could. M. Hamel taught patiently and solemnly as
if he wanted everybody to understand every word he said.
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 How did Franz's feelings about M. Hamel and school


change?(Delhi 2008)
ANSWER: Franz was shaken. He felt apologetic that he did not
study French enough and paid no attention. His books, which
seemed a nuisance and a burden earlier now seemed to be his
old friends. His feelings about M. Hamel also changed. He forgot
all about his ruler and how cranky he was.
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 What does Franz feel when he realizes he will never learn


French again?(Delhi 2009)
ANSWER: Franz feels his identity is being threatened. He feels
saddened by the possibility of having to stop learning French. He
is remorseful. He also develops a liking for and understanding
towards M. Hamel, his French teacher he earlier found cranky.
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Q . Our language is part of our culture and we are proud of it. Describe how
regretful M. Hamel and the village elders are for having neglected their native
language, French[CBSE Delhi 2016)

Ans. M. Hamel told the students and villagers that henceforth only German would
be taught in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. Those who called themselves
Frenchmen would neither be able to speak nor write it. He praised French as the
most beautiful, the clearest and most logical language in the world.
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He said that for the enslaved people, their language was the key out of prison Only
then the people realized the importance of their language.

This shows people's love for their own culture traditions and country Pride in one's
language reflects pride in mother land . When Franz jumbled while it was his turn to
answer, M. Hamel expresses regret at the pathetic state of the language among the
folks of Alsace
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He regrets the fact that everyone chose to Procrastinate (आजकल करना).


Also he felt the parents preferred that their children worked in the farms
for that extra income. He worried that the Germans would ridicule (हं सी)
them for being incapable of speaking and writing their language. He
blames everyone including himself for being careless lazy and
Lackadaisical. (unenthusiastic, lack of determination).

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