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Usually, when school began, there was a great bustle, which could be heard out in the street, the opening and closing of desks, lessons repeated in unison, very loud, with our hands over our ears to understand better, and the teacher's great ruler rapping on the table. But now it was all so still! I had counted on the commotion to get to my desk without being seen; but, of course, that day everything had to be as quiet as Sunday morning. Through the window, I saw my classmates, already in their places, and M. Hamel walking up and down with his terrible iron ruler under his arm. I had to open the door and go in before everybody. You can imagine how I blushed and how frightened I was. |
The author says: Through the window, I saw my classmates, already in their places, and ______.
What do you mean by this sentence?
Options
The class had already started and the author was late.
He could see his classmates sitting before M. Hamel.
M. Hamel was using his arms to catch hold of the ruler.
Everybody was scared of M. Hamel and was paying attention to what he was teaching.
MCQ
Solution
The class had already started and the author was late.
Explanation:
The author's description in this sentence suggests that he was probably late for school, and as he was about to enter his classroom, he noticed his classmates already seated and the instructor, M. Hamel, striding up and down with an iron ruler under his arm.
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