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Meaning of Words
Characters
Generalizations and Conclusions
Supporting Details
Main Idea
100
This word, on page 163, means "baton" or "nightstick."
What is a "truncheon?"
100
This character runs a Heating Maintenance and Boiler Repair company. (Please write down the NAME, not the relationship.)
Who is Ed Boone?
100
This character may be described as deceitful, sometimes violent, but also loyal.
Who is Mr. Boone?
100
In order to calm himself down on the train, Christopher solved these specific math problems in his head.
What are quadratic equations?
100
This is the main idea of Chapter 197.
What is "Christopher looks for a safe place on the train and ends up escaping from the policeman?"
200
This word, on page 164, means "package" or "box."
What is a "parcel?"
200
This senior citizen provides Christopher with some key information. (Please provide the NAME.)
Who is Mrs. Alexander?
200
This character smokes, believes in a higher power and sometimes teaches at Christopher's school.
Who is Reverend Peters?
200
This is the reason why Christopher urinated on himself in the train.
What is "Christopher did not know there were bathrooms on the train?"
200
This is the significance of the title.
What is "Christopher starts this book with the mystery of Wellington's murder, but ends up discovering other mysteries?" OR What is "Christopher is the dog in the night-time who sheds his old life for an unfamiliar one?"
300
This word, on page 126, means "an opening shaped in a parabola."
What is an "aperture?"
300
This character sometimes dreams of going to Cape Cod to watch the whales.
Who is Siobhan?
300
This employee is jovial, talkative and extroverted.
Who is Rhodri?
300
This is where Christopher hid in order to feel safe and escape from the policeman on the train.
What is "the middle shelf for luggage?"
300
This is the main idea of Chapter 193.
What is "Christopher likes timetables because they help him to navigate the intangible construct of time?"
400
This word, on page 127, means "trivial" or "unimportant."
What is "negligible?"
400
This character from Christopher's school bangs his head on things and makes animal noises, but does not try to eat his own excrement.
Who is Jack?
400
This person is not very good at spelling or at staying calm.
Who is Mrs. Boone?
400
This is the phrase the policeman uses, on page 152, to describe Christopher's unique personality.
What is "You are a prize specimen?"
400
This is the main idea of Chapter 191.
What is "After many trials and tribulations, Christopher finally makes it on the train to London?"
500
These are both examples of methylxanthines (page 133).
What are "caffeine" and "theobromine?"
500
This character initially said that Christopher could not take his Maths A Level. After a conversation with Mr. Boone, however, this person eventually acquiesced.
Who is Mrs. Gascoyne?
500
This person is highly observant, uses deductive reasoning and works with a partner.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
500
This is why the policeman was looking for Christopher before the train to London left.
What is "Mr. Boone had contacted the police and was looking for his son?"
500
This is the main idea of Chapter 2.
What is "Christopher encounters the body of Wellington and starts his journey towards the truth?"