12   Tell the story of Paquette la Chantefleurie in your own words.
13   Remember your discussion of the three main people in the story, in Activity 8. Have you changed any of your opinions now?
Chapter 3
Before you read
14   Discuss these questions.
a This chapter is called "Evil Thoughts and Evil Actions." Who will
have evil thoughts? Who will do evil actions? b  In this chapter, we meet Phoebus de Chateaupers, the handsome
young officer, again. What do you remember about him? What
kind of man is he?
While you read
15  Who:
a   is rich and beautiful?                                             .........................
b   is going to marry a girl only because
she is rich?                                                            .........................
c watches Esmeralda all the time from the
cathedral tower?                                                   .........................
d can spell the name PHOEBUS with
wooden letters?                                                    .........................
e   is living with Esmeralda and loves Djali?              .........................
f   has never known her parents?                              ...........■..............
16   Are these statements right (/) or wrong (X)?
a   Phoebus is going to meet Esmeralda at seven o'clock.
b  Frollo wants to fight Phoebus in the street.
c  Frollo hides in the closet in the hotel room.
d  Phoebus is completely in love with the young gypsy
girl. e  When Phoebus tries to make love to Esmeralda, she
attacks him with a knife.
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After you read
17   Imagine you are Esmeralda. Tell a friend about your visit to the house of the Gondelauhers. Why did they invite you in? Who was there? What happened?
18   Work with another student. Have this conversation.
Student A: You are Officer Phoebus. It is half past six and you are going to meet Esmeralda. But you have no money to pay for a hotel room. You meet a strange man in black in the street.
Student B: You are Father Frollo. You know Phoebus is going to meet Esmeralda at seven o'clock. You are afraid that she loves him. You want to hide in his room. Offer him money.
Chapter 4 (pages 28-35)
Before you read
19   Discuss these questions.
a  Is Phoebus dead, or is he going to die?
b What will happen to Esmeralda now?
c  Why did Frollo attack Phoebus? Is he crazy?
While you read
20   Number these sentences, 1-6.
a   They take Esmeralda to the torture room.
b   Madame Falourdel tells the judge what happened
on March 29.
c   Frollo tells Esmeralda that he loves her.
d   Esmeralda says that she killed Phoebus.
e   Frollo offers to save Esmeralda from death.
f    Esmeralda says that she did not kill Phoebus.
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