FR 138 The French Novel on Film
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Reading Questions
Book VII, Ch. 5-8
1. What does Charmolue come to ask Frollo regarding
La Esmeralda?
2. Why does Frollo stop Charmolue from saving the fly from the
spider? What does the spider's web signify for Frollo?
3. How does Frollo finally discover who Phoebus is?
4. What happens to Jehan after his drinking spree with
Phoebus? Why is it a problem that Phoebus does not have any
money?
5. Who is the stranger that Phoebus meets on the way to his
rendez-vous with La Esmeralda? What agreement does he make with
the stranger?
6. What happens in Ch. 8 to Phoebus, La Esmeralda and Claude
Frollo?