The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, Chapter 5

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Chapter 5: Hugo's Father

1. What did Hugo bring out from his secret hiding place?
2. What was the mechanical man built from?
3. Who told him about the mechanical man?
4. What did Hugo's father use to own?
5. What was Hugo's father's part-time job?
6. What did Hugo's father call Hugo?
7. Where did Hugo's father find the mechanical man?
8. Besides Hugo's father calling it the mechanical man, what did he say it was?
9. Who built automatas?
10. What did magicians start off as an occupation?
11. Why do you think magicians did or did not create artificial life?
12. What was the secret in automatas?
13. How old was Hugo when he was able to fix just about anything?
14. How did Hugo learn to fix things?
15. Where did Hugo's father take Hugo on his birthday?
16. What did Hugo's father give him on his birthday?
17. Who locked Hugo's father up in the museum attic one night?
18. How did the fire start at the museum?
19. What happened to Hugo's father?
20. Who took care of Hugo?
21. What job did Hugo's uncle offer Hugo?
22. Was Uncle Claude good to Hugo?  Explain
23. Why did Uncle Claude teach Hugo to steal?
24. Why did Uncle Claude leave Hugo alone and disappear for a long time?
25. Why didn't Uncle Claude return one day?
26. By which night did Hugo decide to run away?
27. What did Hugo see at the burned museum?
28. What did Hugo return with to the dreaded station?
29. Hugo heard, "Fix It."  Who was it?
30. Why was Hugo afraid of the Station Inspector?
31. Why was Hugo relying on automaton's note/message?
32. Why do you think Hugo imagined the note in his father's handwriting?

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, Chapter 4

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Chapter 4: The Window

1. Why wouldn't Hugo leave after the old man left him outside the building?
2. What did Hugo do to get the old man's attention?
3. Who appeared at the window?
4. What is the name of the old man?
5. Why did the girl call Hugo a thief?
6. Why did Hugo do after the girl told him she wasn't going to let him inside the apartment?
7. What did the girl have to do to keep Hugo calm?

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Chapter 3: Snowfall

1. Why did Hugo want the old man to hear him approaching?
2. What did the old man ask Hugo as he was closing the gate?
3. Why did Hugo tell the old man his real name?
4. Why won't the old man give Hugo his notebook?
5. What did the old man say he was going to do to Hugo's notebook?
6. Why did Hugo follow the old man?
7. Was Hugo dressed for the elements outside the train station?
8. Where did the old man live?
9. What was near the old man's apartment building?
10. What season is it in Paris?
11. Describe the old man's apartment building.
12. What did the old man say to Hugo as they passed the graveyard?
13. What color was the old man's apartment's door?
14. What did the old man mean by, "Don't you know that the sound of clicking boot heels can summon ghosts?"

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Chapter 2: The Clocks

1. After Hugo got away from the old man, where did he go?
2. What was above the ceiling of the main waiting area?
3. What was on top of Hugo's bed?
4. Why were there apartments?
5. What was on top of the small table?
6. Why was Hugo concern when working on the big glass clocks?
7. What were the other clocks in the station made from?
8. There was a cage of a small jail cell in the corner of the Station Inspector's Office.  What do you think the Station Inspector's job is?
9. How many clocks are there in the train station?
10. Who taught Hugo how to maintain the clocks?
11. What do you think happened to his uncle?

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Chapter 1: Thief

1. Why was the old man agitated today?
2. What do you think the old man and girl were talking about?
3. Who grabbed Hugo before he got away with the windup toy?
4. Who called the Station Inspector?
5. Why do you think the old man kept the notebook?
6. What do you think Hugo was drawing in his notebook?
7. What does the drawing in the notebook remind you off?

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

Part One

Chapter 1: Thief
Chapter 2: The Clocks
Chapter 3: Snowfall
Chapter 4: The Window
Chapter 5: Hugo's Father
Chapter 6: Ashes
Chapter 7: Secrets
Chapter 8: Cards
Chapter 9: The Key
Chapter 10: The Notebook
Chapter 11: Stolen Goods
Chapter 12: The Message

Part Two

Chapter 1: The Signature
Chapter 2: The Armoire
Chapter 3: The Plan
Chapter 4: The Invention of Dreams
Chapter 5: Papa Georges Made Movies
Chapter 6: Purpose
Chapter 7: The Visit
Chapter 8: Opening the Door
Chapter 9: The Ghost in the Station
Chapter 10: A Train Arrives in the Station
Chapter 11: The Magician
Chapter 12: Winding It Up

Acknowledgements