READING & TRAINING GASTON LEROUX. The. Phantom. of the KEY TO THE EXERCISES AND EXIT TEST

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2 KY XCISS KY XCISS PG 7 XCIS 1 1. B 2. B B PG 8 XCIS B 3. C C 6. B PG 16 XCIS 1 a. e was a quiet, reliable man. b. Scene-shifter. c. he chorus-master. d. hey believed he had the evil eye. e. is head was like a skull, and he was wearing a dress-suit. f. Box-keeper. g. She said that he doesn t like being talked about, and that he goes to Box 5 during the performances. h. e was found hanging dead in the cellar. PG 16 XCIS 2 1. a Sorelli is the dancer who danced at the gala performance. 2. Meg s mother is the woman who is in charge of Box hat is the ghost who has a head like a skull. 4. Joseph Buquet was the man who began the rumours about the ghost. 5. he scene-shifters are the people who move the stage scenery. 6. e saw a head of fire that had no body. 7. he Persian is the man who has the evil eye. PG 17 XCIS B C 9. C B PG 27 XCIS 1 1. B B B B PG 27 XCIS 2 1. c. he remaining three all work in the pera. 2. b. he remaining three are all parts of the body. 3. d. he remaining three are all different kinds of rooms. 4. a. he remaining three are all feelings. PG 28 XCIS 1 1. B B 4. B 5. B PG 33 XCIS 1 a. few days after the new managers received the second letter. b. Because the people there said they heard a voice who said that the box was taken. c. othing. d. hey started making a noise. e. Meg s mother, the box-keeper. f. She was happy to have the chance to explain everything. g. hat he is quite kind. h. hey thought that it was nonsense and that she was mad. PG 34 XCIS Sorelli said that she knew the Persian. 2. Meg said that her mother had never seen him. 3. She said that someone had found his body in the cellar. 4. aoul said that she looked so ill. 5. e said that he was the little boy who had gone into the sea for her scarf. 6. e said that he had something important to tell her. 7. he man s voice said that the angels had wept to hear her sing that evening. 8. Monsieur ebienne said to the new managers that they had given them all the help they could. 9. Monsieur ebienne said to the new managers that there was just one final thing they needed to know about the pera. 10. She said that she was happy they had asked to see her. B. 1. I will love you forever, Jack said to ose. 2. I am going out this evening, said rik. 3. I have never been so frightened in my entire life, said Meg. 4. he table is too heavy for me to carry alone, said the scene-shifter. 5. I will have the toys for you by tomorrow, said the shop-keeper. 6. e often gives me some money, said Meg s mother. 7. he audience has never heard such a beautiful voice, said the journalist. 8. My friends are not going to come to my party, said Susan. PG 36 XCIS 1 1. public 7. playing 2. disappear 8. followed 3. received 9. suddenly 4. buried 10. carried 5. remembering 11. brought 6. who 12. them PG 43 XCIS 1 a. o see her father s grave. b. Sweden. c. e travelled from village to village playing for people. d. aoul went into the sea to bring back Christine s scarf. e. Stories about ghosts. f. nly those who heard the ngel of Music. g. hat he would send the ngel of Music to her. h. Because he was an aristocrat and she was just a singer. i. he ngel of Music. j. e gave her singing lessons. k. Christine s father s favourite piece of music, he esurrection of azarus. PG 44 XCIS 2 1. f. aoul entered the dressing room in order to see Christine s lover. 2. g. Monsieur ebienne and Monsieur Poligny retired from the pera in order not to see the ghost anymore. 3. e. aoul went to the concert in order to hear Christine. 4. a. he pera Ghost wrote the new managers a letter in order to get his box back. 5. c. he managers sent the guard to Box 5 in order to ask the people to be quiet. 6. h. Monsieur Moncharmin called the guard into his office in order to discover what had happened in Box d. he pera Ghost always gave the box-keeper some money or chocolate in order to thank her for the footstool. 8. b. aoul went into the sea in order to get Christine s scarf back. 2 3

3 KY XCISS KY XCISS PG 45 XCIS 1 1. B 2. B B 5. B 6. B PG 52 XCIS 1 a. Because they could not find anything unusual in Box 5. b. e reacted impatiently. c. Because she did not want Christine to sing in her place. d. In Box 5. e. It made her sound like a frog. f. Some strange magic. g. e told her to try and sing again. h. he chandelier fell on her. PG 52 XCIS 2 1. e didn t receive a reply to his letter. 2. he waves carried away her scarf. 3. If you don t hear the ngel of Music, you can t play or sing well. 4. e promised her that he would send him to her when he was in heaven. 5. he train journey into the country took a long time. 6. Christine was taught to sing by him. 7. Soon she didn t remember the mysterious letter. 8. he pera ouse audience was afraid. PG 53 XCIS 3 Possible answer: My earest Friend Jean-Claude, I am unhappy because I love Christine, and she is in love with somebody else. I first met Christine years ago. We became friends when I went into the sea to get her scarf, but I felt that I couldn t marry her because B she was only a singer. But when I saw her recently, I realised that I love her as much as ever. Unfortunately, she has a mysterious singing teacher the ngel of Music. I saw him once at her father s grave and he is horrible. his ghost or phantom has some hold on her, and until I discover what it is, Christine can never be mine. Your faithful friend, aoul pen answer. PG 56 XCIS 1 a. apoleon III. b. enaissance, Baroque and Classic. c. So that the mperor could drive directly into the main hall of the pera. d. Because of the war of 1870 and a fire in e. Baron aussmann. f. o stabilise the foundations of the pera. g. Members of the imperial court and the upper bourgeoisie. h. Music, yric Poetry, yric rama and ance. PG 57 XCIS 1 1. B C 5. C 6. PG 65 XCIS 1 a. Because he thought that she was in love with another man. b. Because she invited him to the masked ball. c. o not touch me! I am ed eath! d. skeleton hand. e. Because she wanted to help her ngel of Music. f. o Christine s dressing room. g. wedding-ring. h. e heard her say, Poor rik. i. aoul followed her and then the room began to spin around and he saw eight images of Christine. Finally, he was alone in the room. PG 66 XCIS 2 Possible answer: I walked into the pera ouse yesterday at around noon. he B K 4 M I Y I F S 11 8 U B 12 PG 69 XCIS 1 1. B 2. B 3. B B PG 77 XCIS 1 1. b 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. b 6. a G C S C F managers were talking. he sceneshifters were moving a tree. he corps de ballet was dancing. he pianist was playing the piano. Christine was singing. he chorus director was shouting at one of the singers. he box-keeper was watching the stage. Some workmen were eating their lunch. ne of the singers was laughing at the chorus director. PG 68 XCIS 3 1 G 5 6 G 3 M 7 2 P F S M G C P S M 9 6 I S S 10 8 P I F Y U M U PG 79 XCIS 2 1. If the chandelier falls, it will kill somebody. 2. If you go in Box 5, the ghost will tell you to go away. 4 5

4 KY XCISS KY XCISS 3. If Carlotta sings, a tragedy will happen. 4. If Christine sings, nothing bad will happen. 5. If they pay the ghost, he will not do anything bad. 6. If they do not pay the ghost, it will be war. 7. If you hear the ngel of Music, you will sing wonderfully. PG 79 XCIS 3 pen answers. PG 82 XCIS 1 a. It became a horror classic because the 1925 film based on it was so successful. b. on Chaney. c. When the Phantom takes off his mask to show his real face. d. It is a musical. e. Joseph and the mazing echnicolour reamcoat, vita, Cats, etc. f. e needed a lot of time to put his makeup on. PG 83 XCIS B C 5. B C C PG 89 XCIS 1 a. he Persian. b. Because rik promised that he would never go there and listen to her conversations. c. hat she would sing for him at the performance the next day. d. Because it would be cruel and it would be the last time. e. he wedding-ring. f. wo red eyes staring at him in the darkness. g. e ordered a carriage and made sure he had a lot of money. h. Faust. i. ot to discuss rik s secrets with anyone. j. So that aoul would find out for the detective if his brother had really taken Christine away. k. People in the audience stood up and began discussing what had happened. PG 90 XCIS 2 pen answer. PG 91 XCIS 3 1. B C 4. B 5. B PG 93 XCIS 1 1. again 6. still 2. way 7. much 3. asked 8. well 4. replied 9. terribly 5. said 10. forgiven PG 99 XCIS 1 1. B 2. B B PG 102 XCIS B 3. B C PG 103 XCIS B 3. B B 6. B 7. B 8. PG 107 XCIS 1 a. Because he knew that he was so ugly. b. e built special buildings for the sultan with secret passages where he could hide, and he also built torture chambers for the sultan s wife. c. So that he would not work for anybody else. d. Because he knew that rik was dangerous. e. o his house on the lake. f. Because she was his prisoner. g. Because she loved him. h. e showed him that Christine left the house and came back on her own. PG 107 XCIS 2 a. he young girls of the corps de ballet were thrilled by the rumours of a ghost. b. a Sorelli was frightened by the story of the ghost. c. he short pieces from Faust and omeo and Juliet were sung by Christine. d. he audience was astonished by Christine s singing. e. Christine aaé s scarf was brought back by aoul. f. he conversation between Christine and a mysterious man was heard by aoul. g. he lease of the pera ouse was written by the pera Ghost. h. he stories about the ghost were not believed by the new managers. i. Christine was taken to the lake by rik. j. he torture chambers of the sultan s wife were designed by rik. PG 108 XCIS 3 F U M I J B C K G U C G C B Y S Y K P U S U U Q G C U U M B P Z F I G F I C S C U U K P W S U I S S M Y G I Y P P P U P S P I B K Y 6 7

5 KY XCISS KY XCISS PG 109 XCIS 4 1. hat all the mysteries about the ghost are explained in the end, and the ghost is not really a ghost. 2. Because Poe says that horror stories should be short and he Phantom of the pera is long. In other words, it is not effective as a horror story. 3. verall, he likes it. e thinks it is well written and he likes its setting in the pera ouse. 4. pen answer. PG 110 XCIS B 5. C B 10. Persia. ll this is horrible, but when we hear that his own mother gave him no affection or love, we can, in some way, forgive rik for his crimes, or at least we can understand. We also heard that he let Christine leave and marry another man. Well, dear readers, if you have ever truly loved, you know that this is indeed payment, in part, for a horrible past. In any case, rik s destiny has already been decided: he will die soon. PG 121 XCIS 3 a. 13 b. 7 c. 3 d. 12 e. 6 f. 9 g. 5 h. 10 i. 4 j. 1 k. 2 l. 8 m. 11 xit est PG 123 XCIS 1 Phantom of the pera (1925): he same a. rik gives Christine singing lessons. b. rik makes the chandelier fall. c. rik takes Christine to his underground home. ifferent a. rik says he will let Christine go if she leaves aoul. b. crowd of angry people led by the brother of rik s victims chases rik. c. he crowd beats rik to death. PG 128 I PJC pen answers. eachers are strongly recommended to check the websites before using them in class. PG 120 XCIS 1 a. e meant that if she decided not to marry him she would die. b. e said that he needed love. c. Because she was tied up. d. Because he was in love. e. Gunpowder. f. e wanted to blow up the pera ouse. g. he gunpowder will blow up the pera ouse. h. Water will flood the cellar with the gunpowder. i. e did it to please Christine who was now his wife. j. It was his happiness. he Phantom of the pera (1988): he same a. rik is bad because he has a deformed face. b. t first Christine thinks that rik is the ngel of Music. c. rik makes Carlotta sound like a frog. ifferent a. rik comes to Christine in her dreams. b. rik drops Joseph Buquet s body on the stage. c. he group of angry people finally reach rik but all they find is his mask. PG 120 XCIS 2 Possible answer: his writer believes that he is both. Certainly we cannot forgive rik because he dropped a chandelier on the audience and planned to blow up our pera ouse. lso, we now know that he built torture chambers in PG 125 XCIS 2 1. b 2. a 3. c 4. d 5. c 6. a 7. d 8. a 9. c 10. b 11. a 12. d 13. a 8 9

6 XI S XI S PCPIB 2002 Black Cat Publishing PCPIB 2002 Black Cat Publishing 1 nswer the questions below. 2 Say whether the following questions are correct or incorrect, then 1. What in truth was the head of fire that the fireman, Pampin, saw? correct the incorrect ones. 2. ow in truth did Christine suddenly disappear in her dressing room? 3. Why was the Persian always walking around the pera? 1. Meg s mother was terrified of the ghost. 2. he pera Ghost demanded that the new managers keep Box 5 free for him. 4. Who was responsible for aoul s brother s death? 3. aoul fell in love with Christine the first time he heard her sing. 5. t first, why did aoul not want to marry Christine? 4. Christine stopped singing well after her father died. 6. Who did Christine say the voice was that aoul heard in her dressing room the evening of the gala performance? 5. he pera Ghost wanted Christine to sing the role of Margherita in Faust. 7. What did Christine s father say about the ngel of Music? 6. Carlotta sang Faust wonderfully. 8. What horrible thing did rik do when Carlotta sang instead of Christine? 7. aoul pulled off the mask of ed eath. 8. Christine wore rik s wedding-ring. 9. Why did Christine pretend not to know aoul the first time she saw him? 10. ow were Christine and the Persian s feelings the same for rik? 9. Christine and aoul pretended to be engaged for a month. 10. When Christine first heard rik singing she thought that he was the ngel of Music. 11. Why did rik know all the secret passages and places of the pera? 12. Why did the Persian know rik so well? 11. rik let Christine go the first time he kidnapped her because she never saw his face. 13. Why did water begin filling up the room with the barrels? 12. aoul s brother kidnapped Christine during her last performance. 14. Why was Christine s kiss so important for rik? 13. he detective took aoul to rik s house on the lake. 14. rik was going to blow up the pera if Christine did not marry him. 15. he detective saved aoul and the Persian

7 KY XI S It was the rat-catcher s lamp. 2. he mirror was actually a kind of revolving door. 3. Because he wanted to keep an eye on rik, whom he considered dangerous. 4. o one. It was an accident. 5. Because he was an aristocrat and she was just a singer. 6. he ngel of Music. 7. e said that only those who heard the ngel of Music could sing well. 8. e made the chandelier fall on the audience of the pera. 9. Because rik told her that he would leave if she saw aoul, and she was afraid of losing her ngel of Music. 10. hey both felt very sorry for him even though he had done bad things. 11. Because he himself was also an architect and had worked on the construction of the pera. 12. Because the Persian had been a policeman in Persia where rik had worked for the sultan and his wife. 13. So that the gunpowder would be made harmless and the pera would not blow up. 14. Because it was his first kiss. ot even his mother kissed him when he was a child False. She had a good relationship with the ghost, who gave her money and chocolates in return for her help. 2. rue. 3. rue. 4. rue. 5. rue. 6. False. She croaked like a frog. 7. False. e didn t because Christine begged him not to. 8. rue. 9. rue. 10. rue. 11. False. She did see his face, and rik finally let her go when she convinced him that she was not afraid of his face. 12. False. It was rik who kidnapped her. 13. False. he Persian took him there. 14. rue. 15. rue Black Cat Publishing, an imprint of Cideb ditrice, Genoa, Canterbury 12