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. But nothing happened. M. Hamel saw me and said very kindly, “Go to your place quickly, little Franz. We were beginning without you.”i. What is the mental state of speaker here? a) Scared and reddened b) Ecstatic and reddened c) Tiresome and ecstatic d) None of these ii. What was Franz banking on to enter the class as he was late? a) M. Hamel’s teaching on the blackboard b) commotion in the class c) Hauser helping him sneak in d) to quietly walk in when everyone was preoccupied with participles iii. What is the phrasal verb 'Count on' mean here? A. Enumerate B. Misreckon C. Estimate D. Hindsight a) A, C b) B, C c) B, D d) A, D iv. Explain “but nothing happened”. a) M. Hamel did not ask any questions on participles b) M. Hamel scold him c) M. Hamel made him stand outside the classroom d) Instead of scolding Franz M. Hamel put him at ease