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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 is one of the reasons the narrator gives for finding people confusing?
2. The type of day the narrator has depends on the number of cars he passes on the way to school. What are the two types of days that he has?
3. What example does the narrator give of his father breaking the rules?
4. What time was it when the narrator saw the dog laying on the grass?
5. What reason does the narrator give for having a pond at school?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to the narrator, why are people different than animals? What example does Christopher give?
2. Compare Christopher's early experience with the toilet at school (Chapter 157) and his experience on the toilet on the train (Chapter 197).
3. What series of events causes Christopher and his mother to head back to Swindon?
4. Why does Christopher say people believe in God? How does he view people that believe in God? What are Christopher's beliefs?
5. What does Mrs. Anderson reveal to Christopher about his mother in Chapter 97?
6. How does Christopher respond to seeing four yellow cars on his way to school?
7. Describe Christopher and Father's Saturday outing in Chapter 137.
8. What is the significance of Christopher's dream in Chapter 229?
9. How does the narrator view cardinal number and prime numbers?
10. According to the narrator, what is a murder mystery? Why does he decide to write a murder mystery?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is it that Christopher can look at the clouds and envision an alien spacecraft and other imaginary forms but is so totally closed off to the notion of anything that is not observable in the real universe? 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
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.
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