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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 Raoul ask Christine to do?

2. Where does the Phantom sleep?

3. How long does Christine disappear for?

4. Who was scared off by the head of fire?

5. What does Carlotta see that makes her nervous?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the General ask Laroux to do?

4. Why are the managers to blame for the chandelier, according to the inquest?

5. What is Christine’s plan to escape?

6. Why does Carlotta invite her admirers to the performance?

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

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

9. What happens to Christine after she sings?

10. Describe Christine’s relationship with her father.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The relationship between Christine and Raoul is equally complex. What are Raoul’s dominant characteristics? How do these support or go against characteristics prevalent in the society of the Opera House? Finally, what (in your opinion) is Raoul’s fate?

Essay Topic 2

Christine seems to be trapped throughout the book. What choices were available to her? To what extent are her misfortunes her own fault?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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