Why was Franz in great dread?

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THE LAST LESSON by Alphonse Daudet - PASSAGE-1    
I started for school very late that morning and was in great dread of a scolding, especially because M. Hamel had said that he would question us on participles, and I did not know the first word about them. For a moment, I thought of running away and spending the day out of doors. It was so warm, so bright!    

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Why was Franz in great dread?