THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME




  1. Who is the narrator of the novel?
Christopher John Francis Boone.

  1. Which is the first argument that the main character gives to the readers when he says “I like dogs”?
Because you always know what a dog is thinking. They have four moods: happy, sad, cross and concentrating.

  1. How old is the narrator?
15 years, 3 months and 2 days.

  1. Why there are no jokes in the book?
He says that it won’t be a funny book, because he can’t tell jokes if he don’t understand them.

5.      What would Christopher like to be at the start of the book?

He would like to be an astronaut.

6.       What kind of animal discovers Christopher?

He discovers Wellington, the dog, more exactly the poodle, that have been killed.
  1.  Why the police arrest Christopher in chapter 17?
For assaulting a police officer.

  1. What is the reason why the chapters of this book are given in an unusual way?
He decided to give his chapters prime numbers, because he likes them, more than de multiple ones. 

9.      How are prime numbers like life, according to Christopher?

Because in life you can't solve everything or work out rules.


  1. Who are the members of his family?
His family was formed by his Father, his Mother, who was dead, Uncle Terry, who was Father’s brother, and his grandparents, that three of them were dead.  

  1. Why Christopher find people confusing? (give the two main reasons):
Christopher said that he finds people confusing, first of all, because people do a lot of talking without using any words, and then, because people often talk using metaphors.

  1. What does the name Christopher really mean?
The name Christopher is a metaphor, and means carrying Christ.

  1. Why Christopher doesn’t like proper novels?
He says that the main reason why he doesn’t like proper novels is because in that type of novels, there are lies about things which didn’t happen and they make him feel shaky and scared.

14.  What genre does Christopher label his book as?

Murder mystery

15.  Explain why Christopher likes only murder mystery novels?

He thinks that they look like a puzzle

16.   Explain the two reasons Christopher finds people confusing?

There are two reasons:

1. People talk without uses word, for example: they usually use facial expressions

2. People use metaphors.

17.  Who is Siobhan?

She is Christopher’s friend at school.
  1. What is the picture Siobhan shows Christopher and why does he need them?
She has shown him a series of pictorial "smiley's" with various emotional faces printed on them to help him understand emotional moods. Christopher relates that he understands sad and happy best.
     19. To what does Christopher compare his memory?
He has a great memory, he remembers things, his memory work like a DVD player.

20.  How do Father and Mother express to Christopher that they love him?

Spreading their fingers apart in a fan.




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