Question

"what can be the matter now" says franz. Why do you think,did he make this comment?

Answer 1

There was a bulletin-board near the town-hall. When Franz passed by it, he noticed a crowd there. He did not stop to look at it. He wondered what could be the matter then. For the last two years they had received all the bad news from the bulletin-board-the lost battle, conscription and the orders of the commanding officer.

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Answer 2

The Last Lesson by Alphonso Daudet

Explanation:

• The following excerpt has been taken from the Last Lesson written by Alphonso Daudet.
• The chapter is set during the Franco- Prussian War.
• The bulletin-board had delivered bad news to the citizens of Alsace from last two years, lost battles, orders from the officer etc.
• Franz wondered what could be the new as it the board had always been a harbinger of bad news, and as Franz was getting late to school he did not stop to read it.