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"The Invention of Hugo Cabret" Part 1 Chapters 5-8

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hugo's father was a...

a)

baker

b)

clock maker

c)

police officer

d)

teacher

2.

What was the name of the machine Hugo's father found?

a)

Automaton

b)

WALL-E

c)

Johnny 5

d)

HAL 9000

3.

Where did Hugo's father find the "robotic man"?

a)

In the train station

b)

In a trash can

c)

In the museum attic

d)

It was given to him by a magician

4.

What was in the handkerchief the old man handed to Hugo?

a)

The notebook

b)

Ashes

c)

Candy

d)

Money

5.

How did Hugo get food to eat?

a)

He bought it with his paycheck from his job

b)

He stole it if he had no coins to pay for it

c)

He begged for food

d)

His mom cooked for him

6.

Who took care of Hugo in the train station?

a)

His mother

b)

Cousin Lou

c)

His grandparents

d)

Uncle Claude

7.

Where did the note tell Hugo to meet the girl?

a)

The cafe

b)

The movie theater

c)

The bookseller

d)

The park

8.

What did Hugo's friends from school call him?

a)

Clock Boy

b)

Ticktock

c)

Shorty

d)

Smarty

9.

What did the old man have Hugo fix?

a)

A little blue windup mouse

b)

A radio

c)

A watch

d)

A windup music box

10.

Identify the poetic device used in this sentence: "At first he didn't see anyone else in the shop, but then, like a mermaid rising from an ocean of paper, the girl emerged across the room."

a)

Simile

b)

Alliteration

c)

Rhyme

d)

Metaphor

11.
Where did Hugo's father always take him on his birthday?
a)
To the park
b)
To the ballet
c)
To the train station
d)
To the movies
12.
What does Hugo hope that the automaton will write?
a)
An advertisement
b)
A message from his father
c)
A funny story
d)
A pretty song
13.

What does Papa Georges (the old man, or toy shop owner) ask Hugo to do in order to earn his notebook back?

a)

Fix the automaton

b)

Fix the train station clocks

c)

Fix broken toys from the toy shop and clean up

d)

Help sell toys

14.

What did Hugo's father give him as a birthday present?

a)

his notebook

b)

the automaton

c)

a clock

d)

a wind-up toy

15.

What did Hugo do to make it seem like his uncle was still around?

a)

He took his paychecks from the office.

b)

He kept the clocks running.

c)

He tried to remain invisible.

d)

All of the above

16.

Who was R. Labisse?

a)

the bookseller

b)

the Station Inspector

c)

the old man

d)

Hugo's father

17.

Who were Antoine and Louis?

a)

Hugo's friends from school

b)

policemen

c)

the girl's uncles

d)

the old man's brothers

18.

Why did the girl want to help Hugo?

a)

She wanted to steal his notebook.

b)

She wanted to see what was in his notebook.

c)

She wanted to burn his notebook.

d)

She wanted to help him build the mechanical man.

19.

Why did the old man give Hugo some change?

a)

to buy croissants and coffee

b)

to pay him for his work

c)

to buy mechanical parts

d)

to buy a book

20.

What did Hugo find out at the end of chapter 6?

a)

that his notebook wasn't burned

b)

that the mechanical man wrote him a note

c)

that the bookseller was watching him

d)

that his uncle died