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

Book IX

1.  Does Frollo realize that La Esmeralda is not dead?  Describe his state of mind when he thinks she was executed. 

2.  Why do the state authorities not storm the cathedral and take back La Esmeralda?

3.  What does Quasimodo do for the gypsy girl?  How does their relationship evolve?

4.  How does Quasimodo try to teach her about inner and outer beauty?

5.  What do you think of the encounter between Quasimodo, Frollo and La Esmeralda at the end of Book IX?  Explain the difficulty of Quasimodo's position.