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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Siobhan ask the narrator about at school on Monday in Chapter 149?
2. Who tells the narrator that his mother has gone to heaven?
3. What did Father tell the narrator his mother died of?
4. In reflection, what does the narrator recall about his mother's temper?
5. Why does the narrator say prime numbers are considered military material?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Christopher go to Mrs. Alexander's house? What does he tell her? Why does Christopher leave her house in a hurry?
2. What does Christopher tell Mr. Jeavons about Terry? And why is it significant that he reveals his conversation with Terry?
3. What example does Christopher give of a mystery that is not a mystery? How is this mystery not a mystery? What technique does he use to diminish the mystery?
4. Describe Christopher's father.
5. Why does Christopher say he would make a good astronaut?
6. How does Mrs. Shears behavior differ in Chapter 53 from her behavior the night that Wellington was killed (Chapter 5)?
7. Describe Wellington's condition in Chapter 2.
8. Mother gives Christopher more insight into her relationship with Mr. Shears. How does her relationship with Mr. Shears develop?
9. Compare Christopher's behavior in the train station in Swindon to his behavior when he first goes down into the subway tunnel.
10. Compare Christopher's early experience with the toilet at school (Chapter 157) and his experience on the toilet on the train (Chapter 197).
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Father tells Christopher that he killed Wellington because he was upset at Mrs. Shears and did not like the fact that she thought more of the dog then she did of him. Why does father take his anger out on the dog? Why does he not tell Mrs. Shears that he killed Wellington? Why does Father wait so long to tell Christopher that he is the dog's killer? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
In what way does the author try to reveal Christopher's disability? What writing techniques does he use to try to convey his disability? What style techniques does he use to try to convey his disability? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Why does Christopher not tell Father that he knows about Mother leaving with Mr. Shears? Why does Christopher not tell his Father that he has written about this in his novel? Why does Christopher not tell his father that he has found Mother's letters? Does he think father will be upset that Christopher knows this information? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
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