The Last Lesson - Two mark Questions

Two mark Questions

 a. What kind of news was usually put up on the bulletin board?
All bad news like lost battles, the draft.

b. What was the usual scene when school began every day?
When school began every day, there used to be great excitement.

c.Other than the students, who were present in the class?

The village people, old Hauser, the former mayor, the former postmaster, and several others were present in the class, besides the students.

 

d.Why did Mr. Hamel say it was the last French lesson?

The order had come from Berlin . So M. Hamel said that it was the last French lesson.

 

e.What was Franz asked to tell? Was he able to answer?

Franz was asked to recite the rule for participle all through. No, he wasn't.

 

f.Why did Mr.Hamel blame himself?

He had often sent his pupils to water his plants instead of studying at school.

 

g.What did M. Hamel say about the French language?

M. Hamel said that French was the most beautiful language in the world – the clearest, the most logical, and that they must guard it and never forget it.

 

h.How many years had M. Hamel been in the village?

M. Hamel had been in the village for forty years.

The Last Lesson Textual Questions

A. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.

1.Why did Franz dread to go to a school that day?

M. Hamel said that he would ask questions on participles. So he dreaded.

 

2.What were the various things that tempted Franz to spend his day outdoors?

The day was warm and bright. The birds were chirping.

3. Why was the narrator not able to get to his desk without being seen?

 His classmates were already in their places and M. Hamel was walking up and down .

4.What was Franz sorry for?
Franz was sorry for not learning his lessons.

5. Why were the old villagers sitting in the last desk?
The old villagers were sitting in the last desk to honour and thank M. Hamel.

6.What were the thoughts of the narrator’s parents?

The narrator’s parents preferred to send him to work on a farm or at the mills so as to have a little more money.

7.Why does M. Hamel say that we must guard our language?

M. Hamel says that we must guard our language because it must be used as a key to the prison of the enslaved.

8.M. Hamel was gazing at many things. What were they?

• His garden 
•  his class in front of him
• the walnut- tree

9. When and how did M. Hamel bid farewell to the class?

 M. Hamel stood up and wrote, “Long Live France” on the board.