The Last Lesson Quizzes

The Last Lesson Quiz 1

1 Who narrates "The Last Lesson"?
Hamel

Franz

Daudet

An unnamed third-person narrator
2 Who wrote "The Last Lesson"?
Franz

Alphonse Daudet

Gustave Flaubert

Marcel Proust
3 In what tense is "The Last Lesson" narrated?
Present tense

Past tense

Future tense

None of these
4 What year was "The Last Lesson" published?
1873

2001

1989

1866
5 What industrial building is mentioned in Franz's town?
Car repair factory

Sawmill

Soap factory

Flourmill
6 What type of soldiers does Franz see in his town?
French

Spanish

Prussian

British
7 What is Franz's attitude toward school at the beginning of the story?
He is excited for French class to end

He loves school

He dropped out years earlier

He dreads going
8 What is the subject of the lesson Franz hasn't prepared for?
Participles

Trigonometry

Physics

Chemistry
9 What does Franz consider doing instead of going to school?
Staying home and faking illness

Going to his job

Fleeing to Germany

Spending the day outdoors
10 What significant thing does Franz pass on the way to school?
The town bulletin board

The blacksmith's anvil

The German command center

His father's house
11 Before which building is the bulletin board?
Houses of Parliament

Hamel's house

Franz's school

Town hall
12 What use has the bulletin board become devoted to in the two years proceeding the story?
Communicating news related to the Franco-Prussian War

Posting local sales

Listing vacant apartments

None of these
13 What is Wachter's profession?
Teacher

Locksmith

Gambler

Blacksmith
14 Who calls out to Franz on his way to school?
Hauser

No one

Wachter

Hamel
15 What lies outside the schoolroom?
Hamel's garden

Town hall

A market

A concrete play area
16 What does Franz hope will allow him to sneak into class unnoticed?
Hamel's poor vision

Crawling on the floor

The noise of students settling into their seats

A good excuse
17 Which answer best defines "bustle"?
Superficially correct

Full of activity

Placidi

Preoccupied with minutiae
18 Who is Franz's teacher?
Hamel

Hopner

Wachter

Hauser
19 What object does Franz's teacher use to intimidate his students?
A whip

An iron ruler

A pocket knife

A tree branch
20 What is ironic about Hamel's response to Franz joining the class late?
Franz gets away with not being seen because Hamel is weeping

Hamel addresses Franz in a gentle voice

Hamel is late as well

Hamel thrashes Franz before the whole class
21 What does Franz notice about Hamel's appearance?
He is wearing his best formal clothes

He hasn't shaved

He is naked

He is wearing lipstick
22 What does Franz note about the atmosphere of the school after he settles into his seat?
Everyone is crying

Everyone is chatting and ignoring Hamel

It seems strange and solemn

The school smells of gunpowder
23 What material is Hamel's cap made of?
Nylon

Wool

Cardboard

Silk
24 What addition to the classroom does Franz notice?
There is a parakeet in a cage

The classroom hamster is gone

The students' mothers are standing at the side of the room

Men from the village are sitting at the back of the room
25 What does Hauser bring to the schoolroom?
His dog

His ex-wife

His old primer textbook

His son

The Elevator is a science fiction story.

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The visual noisy scene at the school was replaced by the quitness of sunday morning.A crowd in front of the thr bulletin board, the villegers in the class and the sad mood of everybody shows the importance of their language to them.

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The poet's mood is somber, reflective, and proud. Adjectives provide imagery to reflect this mood. In describing the schoolroom, Franz reflects on how little things have changed. During the forty years Hamel has spent the teaching, Daudet writes:...

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