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?