Comprehension Questions for the Hunchback of Notre Dame (Prologue-Chapter 3)
Prologue
1. What was the author?
2. When did he first see Quasimodo and where?
Comprehension Questions for the Hunchback of Notre Dame (Chapter 8-11)
Chapter 8
1. On what condition could a man’s life be spared in the city of beggars?
2. Who saved the poet from being hanged by the beggars?
3. Describe what Quasimodo looked like.
4. Who saved Quasimodo from the mob?
Chapter 1
1. When was the Festival of Fools held?
2. What was the author’s opinion of the people in Ghent?
Chapter 2
1. Describe the Cathedral of Notre Dame. (Where it is, its outer appearance, etc.)
2. In what way was the Cathedral of Notre Dame important?
3. How did people choose the King of Fools?
Chapter 9
1. What was the author’s name?
2. In what way was the author different after the day?
Chapter 10
1. Why did the archdeacon, Claude Frollo, order Quasimodo to bring Esmeralda to
him?
2. What’s the bailiff’s job?
3. Why didn’t Quasimodo answer the bailiff’s questions in the first place?
4. Why did the bailiff sentence Quasimodo to one hour on the wheel?
Chapter 3
1. How did the crowd react when they first saw Quasimodo?
2. Who told the crowd the identity of Quasimodo?
3. Describe the adult Quasimodo.
4. According to tradition, what should beggars do to the King of the Fools?
5. How did Quasimodo feel about being crowned King of Fools?
Chapter 11
1. Who performed the whipping punishment to Quasimodo?
2. Who gave Quasimodo water when he begged for it after he got whipped?
3. Why was Quasimodo’s heart touched by Esmeralda’s compassion?
4. Why was Esmeralda arrested by the soldiers led by Phoebus?
Comprehension Questions for the Hunchback of Notre Dame (Chapter 12-Epilogue)
Chapter 12
1. Why did the bells of Notre Dame not ring after Quasimodo got whipped?
Comprehension Questions for the Hunchback of Notre Dame (Chapter 4-7)
Chapter 4
1. Who was Esmeralda?
2. What was special about Esmeralda’s goat?
3. What did Claude Frollo say about Esmeralda and her goat?
Chapter 5
1. In addition to the author, who was also after Esmeralda?
2. Where did the author fight against Quasimodo?
3. Who won the fight?
Chapter 6
2. What was Quasimodo looking for after he got whipped?
3. Why was Esmeralda sentenced to death?
4. How did Quasimodo rescue Esmeralda from the scaffold?
5. What does “sanctuary” mean to Esmeralda?
Chapter 13
1. Why did Esmeralda say to Quasimodo, “Only the blind could think you ugly?”
2. Why did the king of the beggars consider Esmeralda not safe in Notre Dame?
3. Why did Esmeralda cry for her fate?
4. What did Quasimodo give to Esmeralda to use when she was in danger?
Chapter 14
1. Who saved Esmeralda in the end?
2. What crime did Quasimodo stand trial for?
3. Why did the poet say, “I felt as if I were the King of Fools?”
Chapter 7
1. Where was the author brought to and who did he see when he awoke?
2. Why was the room called “the Court of Miracle?”
3. What punishment did people receive when they entered the city of beggars uninvited?
4. What was the test for people wanting to join the beggars?
1. What’re the details about the beggars’ plan of rescuing Esmeralda?
2. How did Quasimodo sense all was not right about Notre Dame?
3. What weapons did Quasimodo use to defeat the army of beggars?
4. What made Esmeralda quake in fear in the room which she was locked?
Chapter 15
1. How did Quasimodo know that Claude Frollo had claimed Esmeralda?
2. How did Claude Frollo deal with Esmeralda after he took her away?
3. How did Quasimodo know that Claude Frollo had taken Esmeralda to the
rooftop?
4. What happened to Quasimodo and the archdeacon after their fighting?
Epilogue
1. In what way were Quasimodo and Esmeralda made to be together for eternity?
2. What happened to the author after he left the Court of Miracles? Whom did he
live with?