I – COMPRÉHENSION : 100 pts

1. Where is the scene set? Justify by quoting from the text. ( 2 réponses + 2 citations par réponse) 1 pt x 6 6 pts • City: Paris “before I leave Paris” (l. 11), “the Louvre” (l.35), “the DCPJ” (l. 26). • Exact location: In a hotel (room): “hotel phone” (l. 13), “the hotel bathrobe” (l. 23), “you sent someone to my room?” (l. 17).

2. When does the action take place? Justify by quoting three phrases from the text. 1 pt x 4 4 pts -The action takes place at night : “in the darkness” (l. 2) “It was 12.32 A.M.” (l. 6) “It’s after midnight.” (l. 34)* *Refuser: “tonight” (l. 37) Exiger trois justifications.

3. Which characters are actually present in the scene? Fill in the grid whenever possible. 1 pt x 5 5 pts

|Name |Occupation |
|Robert Langdon |a lecturer / a symbologist |
| |A concierge |
|Jerome Collet |An agent / a lieutenant (accepter : a policeman) |

4. Which characters are mentioned but not actually present? Fill in the grid. 1 pt x 3 = 3pts

|Name |Occupation |
|Jacques Saunière |a curator |
| |The capitaine / The captain |

5. Who or what do the following pronouns refer to ? 2 pts x 5 = 10 pts a) The face staring back at him was thin (l. 27-8): Robert Langdon b) He and the revered curator (l. 36): Robert Langdon c) How did you know that? (l. 38): "you were scheduled to meet with the curator of the Louvre this evening” (l. 35)