List of top English Questions on The Last Lesson

Why does M. Hamel refer to language as a key to freedom from slavery? (The Last Lesson)
“When a people are enslaved, as long as they hold fast to their language it is as if they had the key to their prison.”
Can you think of examples in history where a conquered people had their language taken away from them or had a language imposed on them?
The people in this story suddenly realise how precious their language is to them. What shows you this? Why does this happen?
English is a language that contains words from many other languages. This inclusiveness is one of the reasons it is now a world language, for example:
Petite – French
Kindergarten – German
Capital – Latin
Democracy – Greek
Bazaar – Hindi
Find out the origin of the following words.
Tycoon       Barbecue         Zero  
Tulip           Veranda            Ski
Logo           Robot                Trek    
Bandicoot
What happens to a linguistic minority in a state? How do you think they can keep their language alive? For example:
Punjabis in Bangalore
Tamilians in Mumbai
Kannadigas in Delhi
Gujaratis in Kolkata
Franz thinks, “Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?” What could this mean?
What changes did the order from Berlin cause in school that day?
How did Franz’s feelings about M. Hamel and school change?
What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?
What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?
What had been put up on the bulletin-board?
Is it possible to carry pride in one’s language too far?
Do you know what ‘linguistic chauvinism’ means?