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Q541.Book Back Question
How did M. Hamel dismiss the school when tears choked his throat?
A
He shouted loudly
B
He made a silent gesture with his hand saying: "School is dismissed — you may go"
C
He rang a handbell
D
He walked out without looking
Q542.Book Back Question
What sound announced the conclusion of the class and the end of French schooling?
A
A brass bell
B
The church clock striking twelve and Prussian trumpets returning from drill
C
A gunshot
D
A thunderstorm
Q543.Book Back Question
According to M. Hamel, when an enslaved people hold fast to their language, what does it serve as?
A
A sign of weakness
B
The key to their prison
C
An excuse for surrender
D
A financial asset
Q544.Book Back Question
What did M. Hamel say about the French language during his lecture?
A
It is dead and useless
B
It is the most beautiful, clearest, and most logical language in the world
C
It is very hard to master
D
It should be changed
Q545.Book Back Question
How many years of faithful service had M. Hamel rendered in that village school?
A
Ten years
B
Twenty-five years
C
Forty years
D
Fifty years
Q546.Book Back Question
Who were occupying the back benches of the classroom during the final French lesson?
A
Prussian soldiers
B
Village elders including old Hauser, the former mayor, and postmaster
C
Inspectors from Berlin
D
Students from another school
Q547.Book Back Question
What special attire was teacher M. Hamel wearing that surprised Franz?
A
A black military coat
B
His beautiful green coat, frilled shirt, and embroidered silk cap
C
A simple white apron
D
A scholarly graduation gown
Q548.Book Back Question
Why was little Franz dreading going to school on that particular morning?
A
He had lost his books
B
M. Hamel was to question them on participles and he knew nothing
C
He broke a school window
D
He was ill
Q549.Book Back Question
Which two French districts were annexed by Prussia during the Franco-Prussian War?
A
Normandy and Brittany
B
Alsace and Lorraine
C
Burgundy and Savoy
D
Corsica and Nice
Q550.Book Back Question
Who wrote the moving historical short story 'The Last Lesson'?
A
Alphonse Daudet
B
Victor Hugo
C
Guy de Maupassant
D
Emile Zola
Q551.Book Back Question
What visual communications gadget connects Francis Bennett to his wife in Paris?
A
The Phonotelephote
B
A telegraph wire
C
A postal letter
D
A television
Q552.Book Back Question
What figure of speech is prevalent throughout 'The Secret of the Machines' where inanimate metal speaks with a human voice?
A
Hyperbole
B
Personification
C
Oxymoron
D
Simile
Q553.Vocabulary
What does the medical term 'prosthetics' mean?
A
Speech devices
B
Artificial body parts substituted for missing or disabled limbs
C
Hearing aids
D
Magnifying spectacles
Q554.Book Back Question
Expand the contraction in: 'She'd finished her homework before dinner.'
A
She would
B
She had
C
She did
D
She could
Q555.Book Back Question
What is the formal expansion of the contraction 'won't'?
A
would not
B
will not
C
were not
D
was not
Q556.Book Back Question
What type of pronouns are 'each other' and 'one another'?
A
Relative Pronouns
B
Reciprocal Pronouns
C
Emphatic Pronouns
D
Interrogative Pronouns
Q557.Book Back Question
What category of pronoun do 'this', 'that', 'these', and 'those' belong to?
A
Demonstrative Pronouns
B
Personal Pronouns
C
Indefinite Pronouns
D
Reciprocal Pronouns
Q558.Book Back Question
Fill in with an appropriate pronoun: '_____ of these two students can solve this challenging problem.'
A
Either
B
Many
C
Few
D
Those
Q559.Book Back Question
What type of pronoun are 'myself', 'himself', and 'herself' when reflecting an action back to the subject?
A
Demonstrative Pronoun
B
Reflexive Pronoun
C
Interrogative Pronoun
D
Relative Pronoun
Q560.Book Back Question
How was advertising displayed to the general public in the year 2889?
A
Printed in paper flyers
B
Projected on giant clouds across the sky
C
Sent through letters
D
Painted on walls
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