The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Chapter 11, by Brian Selznick

Book: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Author: Brian Selznick
Chapter 11: The Magician
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Questions

1. Who raised money for the Melies family?
2. Who intervened with the Melies family and the fundraising with the French Film Academy?
3. What was in the corner of Hugo’s bedroom?
4. Where were Etienne, Isabelle, and Hugo going in this chapter?
5. What did Isabelle hand Hugo before leaving the apartment?
6. At the end, how many films from Georges Melies did The French Film Academy save?
7. What was the last movie played at the event?
8. How does Papa Georges see the audience at this event?
9. Why name did Papa Georges give Hugo?
10. “Professor Alcofrisbas was a character who appeared in many of my films, sometimes as an explorer, sometimes as an alchemist- a person who can turn anything to gold.”  What does the use of the word character suggest about the author’s point of view?  (Target 7, L 5, RL 4, Target 14, L 5, L 5A, L 5B