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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Christine show Raoul in Chapter 11?

2. What has the Phantom been working on for twenty years?

3. How did the former managers communicate with the ghost?

4. What do the managers do with Box Five first?

5. How long does Christine have left before Erik takes her back?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Raoul’s expressed opinion of Christine?

2. How does Buquet describe the Opera Ghost?

3. What is Raoul’s opinion of Erik?

4. Why will the managers attend a performance in that box?

5. What season is it ? How do we know?

6. What is the basis of the secret engagement?

7. How do the new managers react to rumors of the ghost?

8. What does the Persian think that the ghost is doing?

9. What has Erik mastered in the opera house to allow him to spy?

10. What is one explanation people have given for the Opera Ghost in the past?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Though the novel is rich in description, more of it is devoted to describing action than anything else. How does Leroux create an ‘action’ novel? Who are the most active characters, and what do they do? Why is this significant?

Essay Topic 2

There are several real-life elements from the book that are actually true. Research these real-life examples and compare and contrast them to the society in the book.

Essay Topic 3

The earlier managers claim they are retiring. Why might this be the case? Do you believe them? What are other reasons they might have left?

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