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What is the reaction of Monsieur Richard and Monsieur
ACTIVITIES
Moncharmin to:
a the passage written in red ink in the memorandum book?
Chapters 1-3
b the letter from O.G.?
Before you read
c the letter from Monsieur Debienne and Monsieur Poligny?
1 Do you believe in ghosts? Why (not)?
d Madame Giry's explanation for the strange events in Box Five?
2 Read the Introduction on page v. Do you like horror stories? Do
7 Discuss with other students the importance to the story of
you think you will like this one? Why (not)?
a Scandinavia
3 Look up allowance, genius, and phantom in your dictionary. They
b Perros-Guirec
are all used in the story. Which is a word for
c the Angel of Music
a a ghost?
d the churchyard
b money?
c a very intelligent person?
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4 Choose the correct answer to these questions. Look up the words
Before you read
in italics in your dictionary.
8 What do you think will happen when Monsieur Richard and
a Do you listen to singers at the ballet or at the opera?
Monsieur Moncharmin watch the performance from Box Five?
b At the theater, do you buy tickets from the cellar or the box
9 Which of these words are often found in horror stories? Discuss
office?
why.
c Do people sit in a box or in a memorandum at the theater?
carriage chandelier mask toad torture trap door
d Is an angel earthly or divine?
e Which are superstitious — skeletons or people? After you read
f Which person has a higher social position, a count or a 10 Discuss these questions with other students.
viscount? a When the new managers ignore O.G.'s warnings, how does he
g If you find a skull in your bed, do you tremble or laugh? get his revenge? Why does he choose these ways?
h If a Frenchman loses two million francs, is it a triumph or a b Is there a connection between the Opera ghost, Red Death, the
disaster? Angel of Music, and Erik, do you think? Explain why.
c In what ways are Madame Giry and Madame Valerius similar?
After you read
11 What happens in Christine's dressing room that night after the
5 Where do these events happen?
chandelier comes down? Where is she taken?
a Joseph Buquet is found hanging.
12 Explain Christine's feelings for
b Gabriel, the singing master, sees the ghost behind the Persian.
a Raoul
c Little Giry's mother hears the ghost.
b Red Death
d Raoul hears a man's voice saying, "Christine, you must love
c Erik
me!"
13 What do you know about Erik's
e Monsieur Poligny and Monsieur Debienne hear about the death
a feelings for Christine?
of Joseph Buquet.
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