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In Alphonse Daudet's short story, 'The Last Lesson', Franz says that 'all our bad news had come from there.' What does 'there' refer to?
Topic: The bulletin board
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Answer
Exam answer
(b) The bulletin board.
Explanation
Franz recalls that for two years past every piece of bad news — the lost battles, the conscriptions, the orders of the commanding officer — had come from the bulletin board, and that morning a crowd stood reading a fresh notice. Option (d) is the near-miss: the board hangs outside the town hall, but Franz names the board itself as the source of the news. Read such questions for the precise referent.
In words
The bulletin board.
Example
The bulletin board (outside the town hall).
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