The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Chapter 8, by Brian Selznick

Book: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Author: Brian Selznick
Chapter 8: Opening the Door
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Questions

1. Why didn’t Papa Georges open the door?
2. Who was terrified that Papa Georges didn’t open the door?
3. Who was sobbing that Papa Georges wasn’t opening the door?
4. Whose parents were shoemakers?
5. What conclusion can be drawn about the types of movies Papa Georges’ made when he was younger? (Target 1, RL 1, Target 8, RI 1, RI 7)
6. Who wanted Papa Georges to work in their factory?
7. What did Papa Georges like about the shoe factory?
8. Where did Papa Georges get the money to buy a magic theater?
9. Who was Papa Georges assistant at the magic theater?
10. Who invented the movies?
11. What inference can be made about the Lumber Brothers not wanting to sell Papa Georges a camera?  (Target 4, RL 3, RL 6, RL 9, Target 11, RI 3, RI 6, RI 7, RI 8, RI 9)
12. There wasn’t competition in the movie industry in Paris before the war.  After the war, there was too much competition.  What happened after the war?
13. Who died in a car accident?
14. What type of job did Isabelle’s dad have in the movie industry?
15. What type of job did Isabelle’s mother have?
16. Which sentence best describes the author’s main idea in Chapter 8, Opening the Door? (Target 2, RL 2, Target 9, RI 2)
17. What did Papa Georges do with his old sets and costumes?
18. On page 406, “I was forced to sell my movies to a company that melted them down and turned them into shoe heels.”  What does this sentence mean to you?
19. How did Papa Georges buy the toy booth?
20. What did Papa Georges say he did with the automaton?