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How old is Christopher?
15 years old
Who are Christopher's parents?
Ed and Judy Boone
What numbering system does the novel structure follow?
Prime numbers
Name 2 themes in the novel
The nature of difference
Language and communication
Family relationships
Order and stability
Truth and trust
How would you describe the genre of the novel?
Hybrid genre
What is the name of Christopher's pet rat?
Toby
Who does Judy Boone run away with?
Roger Shears (or Mr Shears)
What is the name of the part of language that uses visual elements in the book?
Multimodal Textual Interlude
Which theme is evident in this quote:
"I think prime numbers are like life. They are very logical but you could never work out the rules, even if you spent all your time thinking about them."
Order and Stability
Which genre is seen throughout the entirety of the novel?
Bildungsroman
What is the car combination for a Super Good Day?
5 red cars in row.
Who said this: "Your mother before she died was very good friends with Mr Shears."
Mrs Alexander
Name the distinctive quality when the reader knows something the narrator doesn't
Dramatic Irony
Christopher as an unreliable narrator connects to which theme in the novel?
The nature of difference
Which genre is evident in the following quote:
"I stroked Wellington and wondered who had killed him, and why."
Crime fiction
When was the novel written?
2003
Who killed Wellington?
Similes are an example of what distinctive quality?
Language
Name TWO themes evident in this quote:
"He held up his right hand and spread his fingers out in a fan. I held up my left hand and spread my fingers out in a fan and we made our fingers and thumbs touch each other."
Family relationships / Trust and truth / Language and communication
Which genre is evident in the following quote:
"And it made me so sad because it was like you didn’t really need me at all."
Epistolary
What famous math problem does Christopher use to explain logic?
The Monty Hall Problem.
Which character's perspective do we receive in the epistolary interlude?
Christopher's mother - Judy Boone
How would you describe Christopher's narrative voice AND provide a quote that proves this
Unreliable/unconventional narrator
OR
teacher discretion
Name one theme and explain how it shapes Christopher's world in the novel.
Teacher discretion.
Name all 4 of the genres in the novel.
Crime fiction
Bildungsroman
The Hero's Journey
Epistolary