FR 138 The French Novel on Film
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Reading Questions

Book VI

1.  Explain why Quasimodo does not get a fair trial.  What is the source of the misunderstandings?

2.  What is his sentence?

3.  What is the Rat Hole?

4.  What is the story of Paquette la Chantefleurie?  How do you think it might be relevant to the developing plot?

5.  What happens to Quasimodo on the pillory?  How do you feel about this scene?  Who seems to be the hero of the novel at this point?