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Saturday, October 22, 2016

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, Chapter 5

Book: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Author: Brian Selznick
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Chapter 5: Hugo's Father

1. Answers will vary
2. The mechanical man was built from clockworks.
3. Hugo's father told Hugo about the mechanical man.
4. Hugo's father used to own a clock shop.
5. Hugo's father's part-time job was taking care of the clocks in the old museum.
6. Hugo's father called Hugo, "Captain."
7. Hugo's father found the mechanical man in the museum's attic.
8. Hugo's father said the mechanical man was an automaton.
9. Magicians for their performances built automaton.
10. Magicians started off as clock makers before being magicians.
11. Answers will vary
12. The secret in automatas was in the clockwork.
13. Hugo was 6 years old when he was able to fix just about anything.
14. Hugo learned to fix things by his dad giving him broken clocks.
15. Hugo's father took Hugo to the movies for his birthday.
16. Hugo's father gave Hugo one of his notebook of sketches of the mechanical man.
17. The old guard locked up Hugo's father in the museum attic.
18. No one knows how the fire at the museum started.
19. Hugo's father died in the museum's fire.
20. Uncle Claude took care of Hugo once his father died.
21. Hugo's uncle offered him an Apprentice Timekeeper job.
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26. Hugo decided to run away by the 3rd night.
27. Hugo saw the automaton at the burned museum.
28. Hugo returned to the dreaded station with the automaton.
29. Answers will vary
30. Hugo was afraid of the Station Inspector because he could be sent to an orphanage.
31. Hugo was hoping that the note will save his life.
32. Answers will vary

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