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 The Last Lesson       Notes By 💗 RT Network                                                ✍Alphonse Daudet

A. Very Short Type Questions :

1. What was written in the new copies brought by M. Hamel for the student?

Ans: - In the new copies brought by M. Hamel there was written ‘Vive La France’ in the beautiful round hand.

2. ‘I started for school very late that morning’ who is ‘I’ here?

Ans: - Her ‘I’ refers to Franz, a student.

3. What did Franz think for a moment?

Ans: - Franz thought for a moment to run away and spend the day out of doors without going to school.

4. What is the name of the blacksmith mentioned in ‘The Last Lesson’?

Ans: - The name of the blacksmith mentioned in ‘The Last Lesson’ is ‘Wachter’.

5. How long did Teacher M. Hamel teach in the school?

Ans: - M. Hamel taught in the school for forty years.

6. What does the phrase ‘Vive La France’ mean?

Ans: - The phrase ‘Vive La France’ means long live France.

7. What did M. Hamel want to give his students before leaving the school?

Ans:- M. Hamel wanted to put all the knowledge that he knew into the heads of the students.

8. What did M. Hamel do when he went fishing?

Ans: - M. Hamel just gave a holiday to the students when he went fishing.

9. What was M. Hamel's opinion on the French Language?

Ans: - M. Hamel's opinion on the French language was that French was

the clearest, most beautiful, and most logical language of the world.

10. What did M. Hamel write on the blackboard just before the school was dismissed on the day of the last day?

Ans: -Just before the school was dismissed, M. Hamel took chalk in his hand and bearing it with all his might wrote ‘Vive La France’ on the blackboard.

11. What was written in the copies brought by M. Hamel for the students in a beautiful round hand?

Ans: - France, Alsace, France, Alsace was written in the new copies

brought by M. Hamel for the students in a beautiful round hand.

12. What is the great trouble with Alsace?

Ans: - The people of Alsace put off their leaning for tomorrow. This is the great trouble with Alsace.

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

Ans: - Franz was expected to prepare a lesson Participles. His teacher M. Hamel said that he would question Participles that day but little Franz did not read even the first word about it.

14. What is the name of the river mentioned in ‘The Last Lesson’?

Ans: - The name of the river mentioned in ‘The Last Lesson’ is Saar.

15. Who is the author of the lesson ‘The Last Leeson’?

Ans: - The author of the lesson ‘The Last Lesson’ is Alphonse Daudet.

16. Why did M. Hamel not blame Franz along for his inability to learn?

Ans: - Along with Franz, his parents and even his teacher were responsible for Franz's inability to learn. So M. Hamel did not blame Franz alone for his ability to learn.

B. Short Type of Question :

1. Why did little Franz want to spend his day out of doors?

Ans: - M. Hamel announced that he would question his students on Participles. But Franz had also started late for school so, he feared a scolding from his teacher, M. Hamel. Moreover, the warm weather, the bright day, the woods, open fields, and the chirping of birds amused Franz a lot. Hence he was tempted to run away from school and spend his day out of doors.

2. What was the commotion that Franz anticipated in the classroom?

Ans: - When school begins, unusually a great noise could be heard from outside. The sound of opening and closing of desks, lessons repeated in unison, and the teacher`s great ruler rapping on the table could be heard. Franz anticipated this type of commotion in the classroom.

3. Why the lesson was called the last lesson?

Ans: - France was defeated in the war by Prussia. The two districts in France Alsace and Lorraine were occupied by Prussia. French was taught in the schools of that area. Meanwhile, an order had come from Berlin to teach only German in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. A new German teacher was supposed to come the next day. So, M. Hamel arranged the last class in French and he would leave the school. Hence this lesson is called the last lesson.

4. What had been put up on the bulletin board?

Ans: - A notice from Berlin had been put up on the bulletin board at the town hall. The new order had come from Berlin to teach only German in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine districts in France. For the last two years all the bad news, the lost battles, the draft, and the order of the commanding officer had come from this board.

5. Who was responsible for students’ inability to read and write their language correctly?

Ans: - According to M. Hamel, the following people were responsible for students' inability to read and write their language correctly.

6. Will they make them sing in German even the Pigeons? What does this suggest?

Ans: - The French men showed their great dislike against the order of Berlin. Berlin could impose the German language on the French-speaking people but they could not impose the same on the pigeons who are cooing on the roof. For Political interest, German took away everything from French men but they could not compel pigeons cooing in German.

C. Essay Type Question

1. What was the order from berlin? How did that order affect the people of Alsace, Particularly M. Hamel and his student?

Ans: - The order that had come from Berlin was to teach only German in the school of Alsace and Lorraine.

                        According to the order, M. Hamel declared that it was his last lesson in French. He would leave that place for good. A new teacher would replace him to teach German. This news aroused patriotic feelings and love for French in students as well as the villagers. The village elders had come to show their respect for M. Hamel who had served the community for forty years. The classroom was calm and quiet. M. Hamel had said that French was the most beautiful, logical, and clearest language in the world. He called upon them to guard it among themselves and never forget it, from children to old people attend, read, and wrote in the classroom. Everyone paid head to his class, on the whole, the entire class had been changed as compared to other days.

2. Describe the unusual thing that Franz notice on the day of the last lesson.

Ans: - On the day of the last lesson little Franz noticed a lot of  unusual things around him when he started school too late he noticed a group of people gathered near the bulletin board. They were intensely reading some news. The atmosphere on the school campus was also different. He did not hear the great noise of students. He also did not hear the sound of opening and closing of the desk and the rapping ruler of M. Hamel. He also observed that M. Hamel put on the green coat the frilled shirt and the silk cap. This was not his usual dress which he used to wear on the inspection and prize day. M. Hamel was generally a person of a very strict nature. But on that day M. Hamel seemed very kind. Franz Become very surprised having seen the village people sitting on the back benches of the classroom. There was silence everywhere. These types of unusual things were noticed by Franz.

3. Give a detailed account of the scene in the classroom on the day of the last lesson.

Ans: -The order from Berlin caused some change in the school that day. The entire school seem strange and solemn, the old villagers were sitting on the back benches of the classroom quietly to thank M. Hamel for this forty years of faithful service and for showing their respect for the country. M. Hamel put on the green coat, the frilled shirt, and the silk cap on that day though it was not an inspection or prize distribution day.

                  Moreover, there could be seen the village people sit on the back benches of the classroom. The order from Berlin also brought a sense of repentance for those who despite having time did not learn French properly.

4. Draw a character sketch of M. Hamel as it is shown in ‘The Last Lesson.

Ans: - M. Hamel was generally a person of a very strict nature. He is presented in the mood of a traditional schoolmaster. M. Hamels is A character with all sympathy and respect. He always kept his terrible iron ruler under his arm, he was a hard taskmaster. The order of berlin transformed him in another way, patriotic feelings were aroused in him. He would teach them in French for the last time. He had an extra soft and gentle tone towards his students. He did not scold Franz for coming late or did not use his ruler when Franz got mixed up and confused. M. Hamel was highly respected both by his students and village people. He had served for forty years in the same school. The village elder came to pay their respect to such a grand teacher. He loves France and the French language from the core of his heart, he considered French the most beautiful language in the world. He asked the French man to guard it and never forget it.

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