The Curious Incident...
The town that Christopher lives in.
What is Swindon?
a fixed regular payment, typically paid on a monthly or biweekly basis made by an employer to an employee, especially a professional or white-collar worker.
What is a salary?
The name of the London metro system.
What is the London Underground, or The Tube?
When too many people live in a city.
What is crowded or overcrowded?
London and Paris (big)
London is bigger than Paris.
Christopher believe it's going to be a good day when this happens.
What is when he sees four red cars in a row on the way to school?
an advantage or benefit following from a job or situation.
What is a perk?
The phrase that is used in the London Underground to caution people to be careful when stepping off the train.
What is Mind The Gap?
Where you wait for the metro/tube train to stop.
What is the platform.
London, Paris, Silicon Valley (green)
Silicon Valley is the greenest (of the three).
Red Herring.
What is a clue which makes you come to a wrong conclusion?
a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information
What is a Cover Letter?
Don't take the Tube during this time. It's too crowded.
What is peak time?
Your daily journey to and from school/work.
What is a commute?
Kevin Hart, Will Smith, The Rock. (funny)
Kevin Hart is the funniest (of the three).
This is why Christopher doesn't always do as he is told.
What is: because he often finds it confusing. Since it doesn’t make sense to him, he doesn’t do it?
to start an employment contract; when a company takes on a new emplyee.
What is to hire?
The kind of buses you'll find in London.
What is double-decker?
When the traffic is running smoothly.
What is fluid traffic?
New Delhi, Paris, Honolulu (bad air pollution)
New Delhi has the worst air pollution (of the three).
Alternating chapters of the book are about the past, and these are called [this].
What are flashbacks?
The main office of an organization or company.
What are the headquarters?
The sidewalk or the troittoir in London.
What is the pavement?
A person walking on the street.
What is a pedestrian?
Disneyland, Parc Asterix (fun)
Parc Asterix is more fun than Disneyland.