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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. What is Joseph Buquet’s job?

3. What is strange about the appearance of the letter Richard gets?

4. Why does Raoul not believe her?

5. Why is Christine not as worried about Erik as usual?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the stage and the décor when the managers go to the box?

2. What is strange about the narration in the prologue?

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

4. What does the General ask Laroux to do?

5. Why does the stable-master want to sack his staff?

6. How does Buquet describe the Opera Ghost?

7. Describe the Phantom’s music.

8. Who are Professor and Madame Valerius?

9. What happens to Christine after she sings?

10. Why are Debienne and Poligny leaving?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Opera House is a world of its own. Explore the basis of this society. How has it organized itself, and for what reasons?

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 Opera House has a number of its own superstitions. Pick one of these. How did it arise? What roots did it have? Who built upon it? What is its social function and significance?

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