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 If this had been M. Hamel’s first lesson, how do you think the school experience of the students might have been impacted?  

 ii Little Franz is the narrator of the story. The name ‘Franz’ means ‘from France’.  In what way does the story being told as a first-person narrative of Franz impact your reading and understanding of the story?  Provide at least one evidence from the text to support your opinion.  

iii At the end of his last lesson, M. Hamel decides to leave a little note for each of his students for them to find the next day at their desks. 

Based on your reading of the story, what might his note to Franz read?   

You may begin like this:  Dear Franz, I know you have always preferred to run in the open fields … 

Answer in 120-150 words  

 i Though tempted by the bright day, Franz stated that he had “the strength to resist, and hurried off to school.” As the story progresses, the reader realizes that Franz, M. Hamel and the villagers would perhaps need “the strength to resist” much larger forces. 

  Discuss how the story provides strategies for resistance and protection of one’s identity and community through its events and characters.  Provide relevant textual details to support your argument.