The name of the murdered dog?
Wellington
This is the constellation that Christopher looks at and thinks about when he is hiding from his father.
Orion belt.
A term used for extreme exaggeration.
Hyperbole.
How many weeks were we in lock down this time?
4
This is the name of the town in which Chris and his dad live?
Swindon?
What does Christopher's father admit to?
That he killed Wellington.
A word used to describe an action.
An adverb.
How tall was the tallest man to ever live?
7 ft 12 inches
8 ft 11 inches
9 ft 10 inches
10 feet 13 inches
8 feet 11 inches.
This is what Christopher and his father do instead of hug?
A hand hug or finger fan.
Why is the following passage punctuated as it is: "I just thought...I just thought it was better if you didn't know...that...that...I didn't mean to...I was going to show them to you when you got older."
To show how shocked and guilty Christopher's dad feels when he finds out Christopher has found the letters from Christopher's mom that he withheld.
What technique is used in the following sentence: She's like the wind.
Simile
How old was oldest living person?
100, 103, 113, 122, 130
122
This is Christopher's physical reaction when he realizes for sure where the letters he has found come from.
The room spins around and he starts throwing up.
This is the man with whom Christopher's mother is living with.
Roger Shears.
This line is an example of which type of imagery: "She walked into the abandoned home and caught the scent of mothballs. The pungent odor immediately transported her back to her grandmother's attic, riddled with tattered leather jackets and walls of cardboard boxes.”
Olfactory Imagery.
What animal is the only mammal that can fly?
Bat
These extremely important things are found in a box beneath Christopher's dad's bed.
Letters from his mother.
This is how Christopher explains the difference between animal visualization and human visualization and memory--in terms of an operation.
The ability of people to remember the operation and stay quiet, whereas animals like dogs will immediately forget the operation and chase a cat, even with pins sticking out of the dog. (memory v in the moment)
The following are examples of which technique:
“Small crowd”, “Old news”, “Open secret”, “Living dead”, “Deafening silence”, “Only choice”, “Pretty ugly”,“Awfully good.”
Oxymoron.
How many hearts do an octopus have?
3!