CHAPTERS 2-89

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

ENGLISH CLASS

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THU

MAY 30

TODAY'S LESSON

• chapters 2-89

TODAY'S GOAL

AUTHOR MARK HADDON

• born 26 september 1962, Northampton England
• The Curious Incident 

      of The Dog In The Nighttime

      (bildungsroman)

MAIN CHARACTER

• Christopher John Francis Boone
• 15-year-old boy
• Swindon, England
• autistic (Asperger)
• Toby the pet rat

MAIN CHARACTER

• happy and sad emotions 
• doesn't understand sarcasm and metaphors
• fixation on certain topics
• maths - prime numbers
• accurate memory

OPENING

• poodle Wellington killed by a garden fork
• Mrs Shears
• murder-mystery novel, no jokes
• officer arrests Christopher

PARENTS

• father (Ed Boone)

       - owns repair business

• mother (Judy Boone)

       - died of a heart attack

PARENTS

INVESTIGATION

• clues
• question neighbours

       - Mrs Alexander

• suspect Mr Shears

QUESTIONS

• How do you recognize Christopher has autism? Explain with examples from the book

• Does Christopher like dog Wellington?      Why (not)?

QUESTIONS

• How's the relationship between father and Christopher? Explain!
• What's going on between father and Mrs Shears? 

• Who is Siobhan?

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