The Invention of Hugo Cabret

What was Hugo’s job at the train station?

Where did Hugo get the few coins he had?

How did Hugo’s father become trapped in the attic of the old museum when fire broke out?

By what unusual pet name did Hugo’s father refer to him?

Why did Isabelle’s godmother want to hide the key and the automaton from Papa Georges?

In chapter 5, we learn Hugo has lived alone in the walls of the train station  __.

What book caught Hugo’s eye at the bookstore after Isabelle left?

What is contained in the small notebook Hugo keeps in his pocket?

The train Station Inspector’s office included a small ___ where Hugo had seen boys his own age crying.

“It wasn’t just Hugo’s understanding of machinery, it was his dexterity, his fingers knew what to do.”

“Hugo ran off down the hallway, careful not to click his heels.” Why?

What did the children find behind the secret panel in the armoire?

The first chapter of The Invention of Hugo Cabret is told mostly through ___.

What did Etienne invite Hugo and Isabelle to attend for free?

Where does Hugo live inside the train station?

Why did Hugo blame himself for his father’s death?

“A cascade of perfect movements and brilliantly calibrated actions coursed through the mechanical man.”

Define. “Uncle Claude slapped Hugo on the back and said, ‘You come from a long line of horologists.”

Why was it difficult for Hugo to keep the clocks running in Part 2 of the book?

Once Hugo realized he could repair the mechanical man without the notebook, he fixed it __.

Hugo’s father found the automaton in the attic of __.

What was tied with frayed ropes and wrapped in fabric in Hugo’s room?

T or F? Hugo doesn’t know Isabelle’s name until Ch 8, when Etienne enters the bookstore and greets her.

Etienne wears an eyepatch. How did he lose his eye as a kid?

What is an armoire?

What happened when the old man took out the broken windup mouse and told Hugo to fix it?

What did Isabelle wear on a chain around her neck that belonged to the mechanical man?

Define. "Magicians started off as clock makers and used their knowledge to build automata."

How did Hugo get his father's notebook in the first place?

What was the plan for Hugo to possibly get his notebook back?

The Invention of Hugo Cabret takes place in 1931, under the roofs of ___.

What did the mechanical draw?

What is the reader’s first sign that the old man might have been a magician?

“Hugo began to think of the automaton as an injured animal he was nursing back to health”

Why was Hugo upset when the mechanical man was fixed and started writing?

Name the silent film star who hung from the arms of a giant clock in the movie Safety First.

What was Hugo trying to steal from the toy booth when the old man awoke and grabbed his arm?

Who was Hugo’s favorite author?

Why did Hugo question if he could really be Isabelle’s friend?

When Hugo first attempted to use the heart key, __ burst open the door and knocked him down.

“Hugo thought the travelers in the train station looked like cogs in an intricate, swirling machine.”

What was written on the back of the note which read “Meet me at the bookseller’s”?

Define. “She moved the socks she had been darning and sat him down on a chair.”

What did the toy shopkeeper tell Hugo when he demanded his notebook be returned?

How did Hugo end up with the mechanical man?

What happened when Hugo and Isabelle went to meet Etienne at the movie theater?

How did the fire in the old museum start?

When finally fixed, Hugo thought the mechanical man would write a note __.

What name did the mechanical man sign on his drawing?

Where did Isabelle get the heart-shaped key she wore around her neck?