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Phantom by Susan Kay- Part 1 Trivia Quiz

This is the first part of a quiz about the fabulous book 'Phantom' by Susan Kay, a must-read for all phans. This part deals with the story as told by Madeleine.

A multiple-choice quiz by Jacifan. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Jacifan

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
43,345

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
19 / 25

Plays
460

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 25

1. What year was Erik born? Hint

1832

1830

1841

1831

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Question 2 of 25

2. What did Erik's mother want to do with him? Hint

feed him

neglect him

give him to someone else

smother him

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Question 3 of 25

3. Who was Erik named after? Hint

his father

Father Mansart

a famous musician

his grandfather

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Question 4 of 25

4. Who was Madeleine's old-maid friend? Hint

Christine

Marie

Yvonne

Gigi

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Question 5 of 25

5. How did Erik's grandparents die? Hint

they were murdered

malaria

cholera

smallpox

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Question 6 of 25

6. What was the dog's name?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 25

7. At one point Madeleine felt love for Erik...What was it that brought about this feeling? Hint

Erik's coughing

Erik's singing

Erik's crying

Erik's laughter

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Question 8 of 25

8. What was Madeleine's first gift to her son? Hint

a cradle

a dog

a room of his own

a mask

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Question 9 of 25

9. How old was Erik when he began walking and talking? Hint

six months

a year

ten months

almost two years

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Question 10 of 25

10. What was Erik's first word? Hint

Mama

Dada

Sasha

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Question 11 of 25

11. Father Mansart was shocked at how well Erik...? Hint

composed

drew

sang

played the piano

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Question 12 of 25

12. What was Erik's request for a birthday present? Hint

a kiss

a pack of drawing paper

to remove the mask

a piano

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Question 13 of 25

13. What act of rebellion did Erik commit on his 5th birthday? Hint

he went walking in the village

he came downstairs without his mask

he went into his mother's bedroom

he sang a requiem for his dog

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Question 14 of 25

14. What frightened Erik badly on his birthday? Hint

his mother's rage

the villagers' cruelty

his mother's death

his face in the mirror

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Question 15 of 25

15. Soon after his fifth birthday, Erik began attempts to build...? Hint

mirrors

an opera house

a piano

clocks

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Question 16 of 25

16. How did Erik get out of his bedroom? Hint

he broke through the floor

he broke the lock on the door

he climbed out the window

he persuaded his mother to let him out

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Question 17 of 25

17. What was the name of Madeleine's new doctor friend?

Answer: (Two Words--Be careful for spelling!)

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Question 18 of 25

18. Where did Madeleine first see her doctor friend? Hint

at Mass

in the street

when Erik was sick

at a store

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Question 19 of 25

19. What did the doctor want to do to Erik? Hint

put him in an institution

kill him

study him

operate on him

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Question 20 of 25

20. Erik made a statue sing. How did he learn ventriloquism? Hint

a friend of his taught him

he had a dream about it

he learned it by himself

Madeleine's friend bought him a book about it

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Question 21 of 25

21. Who beat Erik up? Hint

his tutor

his mother

some village boys

the doctor

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Question 22 of 25

22. Who died because Erik got beat up? Hint

the dog

the priest

Madeleine

the villagers

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Question 23 of 25

23. Did the statue stop singing?

Yes

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Question 24 of 25

24. What did Erik do the morning after the neighborhood boys beat him up? Hint

write an opera

commit suicide

run away

destroy the mask

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Question 25 of 25

25. What, according to Madeleine, were Erik's last unspoken words? Hint

"Forget me."

"I hate you."

"I love you."

"Never mind."

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What year was Erik born?

Answer: 1831

Madeleine begins the story during Erik's birth in 1831.

2. What did Erik's mother want to do with him?

Answer: neglect him

She asked the priest what would happen if she just left him alone, but the priest told her that would be a sin.

3. Who was Erik named after?

Answer: Father Mansart

She didn't want to name the deformed child after her husband, and was so numb with shock that she just told the priest to name the baby after himself.

4. Who was Madeleine's old-maid friend?

Answer: Marie

Marie Perrault was one of the few people who was kind to Erik.

5. How did Erik's grandparents die?

Answer: cholera

They both died on the same day.

6. What was the dog's name?

Answer: Sasha

Sasha was her faithful companion for many years, and became Erik's closest friend, as well.

7. At one point Madeleine felt love for Erik...What was it that brought about this feeling?

Answer: Erik's crying

When he began to cry, it was so musical and so beautiful that it affected her deeply.

8. What was Madeleine's first gift to her son?

Answer: a mask

She made the mask for him the day he was born.

9. How old was Erik when he began walking and talking?

Answer: six months

During a thunderstorm, he walked and spoke for the first time.

10. What was Erik's first word?

Answer: Sasha

11. Father Mansart was shocked at how well Erik...?

Answer: sang

He commented that if it weren't blasphemous, he would have thought he had heard the voice of God.

12. What was Erik's request for a birthday present?

Answer: a kiss

He requested "one for now, and one for later." Madeleine flew into a rage and told him never, never, never to ask for that again. (I cried during this part.)

13. What act of rebellion did Erik commit on his 5th birthday?

Answer: he came downstairs without his mask

Marie pretended not to notice, but Madeleine went ballistic. (And, for the record, when Erik's dog died, he DID plan to sing a requiem for her.)

14. What frightened Erik badly on his birthday?

Answer: his face in the mirror

Madeleine showed him his face in the mirror without the mask. Erik broke the mirror and went into his bedroom to hide from "the face."

15. Soon after his fifth birthday, Erik began attempts to build...?

Answer: mirrors

He became fascinated with them, despite his unfortunate incident with the mirror earlier.

16. How did Erik get out of his bedroom?

Answer: he climbed out the window

He used to climb out the window, down a tree, and into the church to play the organ at night.

17. What was the name of Madeleine's new doctor friend?

Answer: Etienne Barye

18. Where did Madeleine first see her doctor friend?

Answer: at Mass

She saw him across the room.

19. What did the doctor want to do to Erik?

Answer: put him in an institution

Madeleine refused to let him do that...about the only redeeming quality in her.

20. Erik made a statue sing. How did he learn ventriloquism?

Answer: Madeleine's friend bought him a book about it

Marie has bought him a ventriloquism book for his birthday, but Madeleine had seen the effects it could have and put it away. Of course, Erik could still get to it.

21. Who beat Erik up?

Answer: some village boys

He almost died.

22. Who died because Erik got beat up?

Answer: the dog

Sasha was killed in the midst of it all. Erik went into a rage and tried to kill all the village boys.

23. Did the statue stop singing?

Answer: Yes

24. What did Erik do the morning after the neighborhood boys beat him up?

Answer: run away

He thought Etienne was going to put him in an institution.

25. What, according to Madeleine, were Erik's last unspoken words?

Answer: "Forget me."

Heh...this is only part 1 of my quiz...more quizzes on the other sections of the book coming soon!

Source: Author Jacifan

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