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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. How often does Christine speak to the Angel?

2. What disaster occurs in Chapter 7?

3. How much money does the ghost get per month?

4. How does Christine dress to meet Raoul?

5. How old is the Count?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Christine’s plan to escape?

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

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

4. What is Raoul’s opinion of Erik?

5. What do the managers tell Raoul Christine has taken?

6. What is the basis of the secret engagement?

7. What happens when the new managers try to sell the box?

8. Describe the Phantom’s music.

9. How do the old managers react to the tickets they are sent?

10. What is suspicious about the man’s voice in her dressing room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The title of the book, “The Phantom of the Opera” uses the term “phantom,” which does not appear anywhere else in the book. What are the possible meanings of this title? Why might Leroux have chosen the word “Phantom” to describe Erik, rather than something else?

Essay Topic 2

Erik spurns the conventions of his society in a variety of way. How is he a subversive character? Discuss his relationship with Christine as well as his hopes and dreams for the future.

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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