1-Curious Incident of a Dog in the Nighttime
How many cats does Mr Giulambarian have?
4 cats
Which university did Mr Hodge go to?
Stanford and Harvard
What is Christopher's favourite colour?
Red
What youth colloquialism is "steaze" a portmanteau of?
Style and ease
What did Christopher's mother's letters entail?
She thought she wasn't being a good mother so she had to leave.
The character that Christopher lives with at the beginning of the book
Father
What HSC subject did Mr Giulambarian and Mr Hodge both achieve a Band 6 in?
Standard Maths
Why does Christopher believe he is really good at remembering things?
His mind works like a film.
In terms of weight, this organ is the largest in the human body.
Skin
Why is Christopher confused about the postmark on the letters?
The book is set primarily in this city
Swindon
What is Mr Blackburn's favourite flower?
Hydrangea
Who wrote a letter to Christopher?
His mother.
A character who acts a contrast to another character
Foil
To hide from his father after the confession, Christopher spends the night hiding in this specific location
Garden
The two colors Christopher hates
Yellow and Brown
A person, place, or object which has a meaning in itself but represents other meanings as well
Symbol
What is Occam's Razor?
No more things should be presumed to exist than are absolutely necessary.
What is Mr Hardy's favourite colour?
Mr Hardy does not believe in colours (it's contextual)
The man who Mother moves to London with
Mr. Shears (Roger)
The reason Christopher decides to run away from home
He finds out his father lied about mother being dead
The perspective the story is told from. Name 2 different types and explain.
Point of view.
1st person - speaker's perspective (I, me, my)
3rd person - narrator's outside perspective (he, she, they)
Who most likely killed Wellington and why?
Christopher's father because he is hiding letters and gets angry with Christopher's investigation.
What genus of animal is a Bluebottle (or Portuguese man of war)?
Siphonophores
The elderly character who reveals to Christopher that his mother cheated on his father
Mrs. Alexander