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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 type of dog does Mrs. Alexander own?

2. Why was Mrs. Gascoyne initially not going to allow the narrator to take the A-level exam?

3. What type of ghost did Uncle Terry encounter?

4. What reason does the narrator give for having a pond at school?

5. What example does the narrator give of his father breaking the rules?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was it necessary for Siobhan to draw pictures of different emotions for the narrator to study?

2. Why does Christopher like timetables? When did he make timetables? What example of a timetable does he give the reader?

3. How does Christopher escape the police officer in Chapter 211?

4. Describe The Case of the Cottingley Fairies.

5. How does Christopher compare his father's and mother's anger towards him?

6. Mother gives Christopher more insight into her relationship with Mr. Shears. How does her relationship with Mr. Shears develop?

7. Describe Christopher's feelings towards his father and how he deals with his feelings in Chapter 233?

8. According to Christopher, what is time? What is not time?

9. Describe the series of events that led to Christopher's arrest.

10. How has the train ride proved to be a great growth experience for Christopher?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several illustrations throughout the book. What roles do these illustration have in regards to the text in the novel? Why is it necessary for the author to include these illustrations? What do these illustrations say about the author? What do these illustrations say about Christopher? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Christopher has a hard time expressing his emotions in several situations in the book, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. How does Christopher deal with his emotions? What statements does he make to reveal his emotions? How does he react to different emotional situations? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How does Christopher view reality? Does he live in the same reality as all of the other characters? Or does he live in an altered reality? Explain your answer. Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

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