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TitlePhantom of the Opera Jennifer Bassett

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1 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? 2 When Christine and Raoul wanted to go down
a The Opera House in Paris is the biggest from the tenth floor they …

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Opera House in the world. a ... got lost in the passages.
b Joseph Buquet died because he was very ill. b ... met the Persian.
c Meg’s mother was the doorkeeper of box 5. c ... saw the ghost.
d Monsieur Moncharmin and Monsieur 3 Raoul’s brother, Comte Philippe, wanted Raoul

TEST
Richard are dancers. to …
e The chandelier came down because La a ... marry Christine soon.
Carlotta was singing Margarita. b ... forget Christine.
c ... feel unhappy.
10 marks 4 What did the directors do on the first night the
Opera House opened again?
2 Match a word from A with a definition from B. a They put flowers in box 5.
A b They sent the Opera Ghost a letter.
1 joke c They changed La Carlotta for Christine and
2 rope gave the Opera Ghost 20,000 francs.
3 whisper 5 After the lights came on again …
4 stage a ... nobody could find Christine Daaé.
5 shadow b ... all the people stayed quietly in their seats.
c ... Madame Giry went to look for the Persian.
B
a The part of the theatre where actors, singers 20 marks
and dancers stand or move
b A place or thing that is dark because there is 5 Write three sentences about the Phantom of the
something between it and the light Opera. (What does he look like? What is his name?
c Something people say or do to make other What does he do in the Opera House?)
people laugh .............................................................................
d Very thick, strong string .............................................................................
e To speak very quietly .............................................................................
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3 Put the following events in the story in the right
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order. Number them 1–5.
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a Raoul meets Christine in the Tuileries
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Gardens.
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b The Opera House closes for two weeks.
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c Raoul and the Persian visit Erik’s house on
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the lake.
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d The ghost kills Joseph Buquet.
e La Carlotta receives a letter with no name 30 marks
on it.

20 marks
Total marks
4 Choose the right answer. There is only one correct
answer.
1 Where was Christine in the week before the
Opera House opened again?
a In Erik’s house under the Opera House.
b With the Persian.
c With her mother.

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Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 The Opera House in the story is in _____.
a F London b F Paris c F Berlin
d F Sydney
2 The Opera House has got _____ floors.
a F sixteen b F sixty c F seventeen
d F seventy
3 The story begins in _____.
a F 1880 b F 1980 c F 1890 d F1990
4 People see the ghost _____ of the Opera House.
a F in the passages b F in the dressing-rooms
c F on the stage d F in every part
5 The ghost watches the operas from Box _____.
M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E
aF2 bF3 cF5 dF8
6 Accidents happen in the Opera House when
_____.
a F the ghost is angry b F the stage workers
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are unhappy c F the directors are angry
d F La Carlotta is angry
7 The ghost wants 20,000 francs every _____.
a F week b F month c F year
d F opera night
8 Raoul first met Christine when _____.
a F he was on holiday by the sea b F he was
on holiday in the mountains c F they were
young children d F they sang in the same
opera
9 The ghost lives _____ the Opera House.
a F on the tenth floor of b F in a house on a
lake near c F in a house on a lake under
d F in a secret room under
10 The room of mirrors is a _____.
a F dressing-room b F dining-room
c F bathroom d F torture room
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Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 Joseph Buquet dies _____.
a F in the lake b F in the room of mirrors
c F above the stage d F with a rope around
his neck
12 The letters O.G. stand for (or mean) _____.
a F Old Guy b F Opera Ghost c F Old
Giry d F Opera Grand
13 La Carlotta comes from _____.
a F Argentina b F Italy c F Spain
d F Mexico
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14 Christine Daaé is a young singer from _____.
a F France b F Norway c F England
d F Denmark
15 Monsieur Armand and Monsieur Firmin are
_____ Opera House.
a F new directors of b F old directors of
c F famous singers at d F stage workers at
16 Raoul is in love with _____.
a F Christine b F La Carlotta
c F Annie d F Margarita
17 Christine tells Raoul that the voice in her
dressing-room was _____.
a F Monsieur Armand’s b F her father’s
c F Monsieur Firmin’s d F her music
teacher’s
18 The Phantom has _____.
a F no nose and horrible eyes b F red eyes
and no teeth c F a big nose and red eyes
d F a small nose and no hair
19 The Phantom of the Opera was once a famous
_____.
a F music teacher b F artist c F builder
d F singer
20 The Persian says that _____.
a F the Phantom’s real name is Erik b F the
Phantom’s real name is not Erik c F his name
is Erik d F he likes the name, Erik
20 marks
Dialogue
Who said or wrote this?
21 ‘Quick! Quick! Close the door! It’s him!’
a F La Carlotta b F Annie Sorelli
c F Christine Daaé d F Raoul
22 ‘That’s the best box in the Opera House, and we
need the money!’
a F The Persian b F Monsieur Armand
c F Monsieur Firmin d F Madame Giry
23 ‘I was in love with her then, and I’m still in love
with her today!’
a F The ghost b F Monsieur Armand
c F Raoul d F Raoul’s brother
24 ‘Where are you? I know you’re in here. Come
out!’
a F Raoul b F Christine c F Meg Giry
d F Monsieur Firmin
25 ‘And where are my 20,000 francs?’
a F Christine b F The ghost
c F Madame Giry d F La Carlotta
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26 ‘Her singing tonight is going to bring down the Plot

chandelier.’
Choose the best answer.
a F The ghost b F Madame Giry
c F La Carlotta d F Meg Giry 41 The O.G. tells the directors that _____.
27 ‘Meet me in an hour at the top of the Opera a F they must not use Box 5 b F Box 5 is very
House, on the tenth floor.’ dangerous c F they must paint Box 5
a F The Persian b F Raoul c F The ghost d F they can use Box 5
d F Christine 42 Christine sings the part of Margarita for the
28 ‘Monsieur, there are three people missing now!’ first time because _____.
a F Meg Giry b F Annie Sorelli a F La Carlotta isn’t well b F La Carlotta
c F Madame Giry d F Christine is on holiday c F La Carlotta hasn’t got
29 ‘Erik is a clever man with ropes in the dark.’ a good voice d F her voice is better than La
a F Christine b F The Persian Carlotta’s
c F Raoul d F Monsieur Firmin 43 When Raoul visits Christine after the show, she
30 ‘I didn’t ask you, but you kissed me – freely!’ _____.
a F remembers him b F says she doesn’t

M U LT I P L E - C H O I C E
a F The Persian b F Erik c F Raoul
d F Philippe know him c F is talking to the directors
d F is not in her dressing-room
20 marks 44 When La Carlotta sings again, _____.
a F the chandelier falls and kills the

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directors b F the ghost is very happy
Vocabulary c F the chandelier falls and kills a woman
d F Raoul is very angry
Choose the best answer.
45 Christine tells Raoul that the ghost is _____
31 the spirit of a dead person
who lives under the Opera House.
a F doorkeeper b F ghost
a F a nice man b F a woman c F a music
c F stage worker d F stranger
teacher d F an ugly man
32 the room in a theatre where dancers put their
46 Raoul tells Christine that _____.
clothes on
a F they must go away b F he must talk to
a F dressing-room b F stage
Erik c F she must be friends with Erik
c Fbox d Fsitting-room
d F she must marry Erik
33 a long narrow way between rooms in a building
47 When Christine sings again, the lights go out
a F office b F garden c F passage
and _____.
d F corner
a F one person disappears b F two people
34 the part of your body between your head and
disappear c F three people disappear
shoulders
d F the ghost appears on the stage
a F face b F neck c F chest d F arm
48 The Persian shows Raoul a secret door in _____.
35 the place in a theatre where actors stand and
a F the directors’ office b F Box 5
move
c F La Carlotta’s dressing-room
a F underground b F stage
d F Christine’s dressing-room
c F dressing-room d F passage
49 Christine decides to kiss Erik _____.
36 something you wear to cover your face
a F because he loves her b F to help Raoul
a F dress b F mask c F coat d F hat
and the Persian c F because she loves him
37 not well in the head
d F because she is happy
a F mad b F happy c F angry d F tired
50 In the end, the Phantom of the Opera _____.
38 you look at yourself in this
a F is unhappy and dies b F builds another
a F door b F boat c F face d F mirror
Opera house c F moves to another city
39 when you want to drink something
d F marries La Carlotta
a F hungry b F tired c F thirsty
d F bored 20 marks
40 quick to understand and learn
a F nice b F slow c F stupid d F clever
Total marks
20 marks

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