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The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does the story take place?

a)

London

b)

New York

c)

Paris

d)

Rome

2.

In what year does the story take place?

a)

1931

b)

1831

c)

2018

d)

2031

3.

What is the name of the protagonist?

a)

Lugo

b)

Hugo

c)

Steven

d)

Brian

4.

Where does Hugo live specifically?

a)

In a museum

b)

In a zoo

c)

In a train station

d)

In the park

5.

What is Hugo's "job"?

a)

Maintain the clocks

b)

Sell newspapers

c)

He does not have a job

d)

Help the old man sell toys

6.

Who is Hugo very afraid of?

a)

The girl

b)

The old man

c)

The station inspector

d)

His uncle

7.

Hugo's father was a...

a)

baker

b)

clock maker

c)

police officer

d)

teacher

8.

How did Hugo's father die?

a)

In a fire

b)

A car accident

c)

He didn't die

d)

A train accident

9.

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

a)

Automaton

b)

WALL-E

c)

Johnny 5

d)

HAL 9000

10.

Who took care of Hugo when his father died?

a)

His mother

b)

Cousin Lou

c)

His grandparents

d)

Uncle Claude

11.

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

12.
What is being compared in this simile: "the movie had been like seeing his dreams in the middle of the day."
a)
Hugo's Dreams and the movie
b)
The movie and Hugo
c)
The movie and the day
d)
Hugo's Dreams and the day
13.
Why did Hugo take his uncle's checks?
a)
 He needed the money.
b)
The old man needed to be paid for the notebook.
c)
He had to make it seem like his uncle was still around.
d)
The train inspector wanted Hugo to have some money
14.
The notebook page that most interested the old man showed a sketch of:
a)
A mechanical rabbit 
b)
The moon with a shuttle stuck in its eye.
c)
A mechanical man
d)
the Eiffel tower
15.
What type of figurative language is this: "the book was silent on the subject."
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
16.
What TWO types of figurative language are in this passage: "A million questions raced through the fog in Hugo's mind."
a)
HYPERBOLE & METAPHOR
b)
HYPERBOLE & SIMILE
c)
SIMILE & METAPHOR
d)
PERSONIFICATION & METAPHOR
17.
What type of figurative language is this: "the travelers looked like cogs in an intricate swirling machine."
a)
METAPHOR
b)
SIMILE
c)
HYPERBOLE
d)
PERSONIFICATION
18.
What is this metaphor trying to show: "The cogs and gears in his head were spinning out of control"?
a)
This is showing that Hugo can't think straight.
b)
This is showing that Hugo has a headache.
c)
This is showing that Hugo is excited.
d)
This is showing that the automaton isn't working.
19.
Which piece of evidence shows that Hugo is hardworking?
a)
He steals from Papa Georges.
b)
He only steals things that people don't need.
c)
He follows Papa Georges home and refuses to give up on getting his notebook back.
d)
He maintains the clocks in the station without the help of an adult. 
20.
Which piece of evidence shows that Hugo is stubborn?
a)
He steals from Papa Georges.
b)
He only steals things that people don't need.
c)
He follows Papa Georges home and refuses to give up on getting his notebook back.
d)
He maintains the clocks in the station without the help of an adult. 
21.
Which of the following is an inference about why Hugo wants to fix the automaton?
a)
Hugo wants to become famous.
b)
Hugo wants to fix the automaton because it is all that is left of his father.
c)
Hugo like automatons.
d)
Hugo wants to fix the automaton. 
22.
In the beginning of the novel, who acts as the antagonist?
a)
Papa Georges: he takes Hugo's notebook
b)
Isabelle: she lies to Hugo
c)
Hugo's father: he abandons Hugo
d)
The automaton: it costs Hugo too much money