The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

What is the name of the main character?

What is Christopher's favourite subject?

1. History
2. English
3. Geography
4. Maths

What is the name of the dead dog?

1. Nelson
2. Sherlock
3. Wellington
4. Toby

What does it mean when Christopher sees yellow cars in a row?

1. He has a good day
2. He has a bad day
3. He starts laughing
4. He takes a picture

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

1. By hugging him
2. Spreading their fingers apart in a fan
3. Giving him a high five
4. Verbally mouthing “I love you”

Where does Father take Christopher to apologize for their fight?

1. the theatre
2. the cinema
3. a football match
4. the zoo

What does Mrs Alexander tell Christopher?

1. that his mother had an affair with Mr Shears
2. who she thinks killed Wellington
3. that his mother died
4. that his mother is still alive

Autism

After reading this book, what do you know about autism?

What can you tell about the titles of the chapters in the book?

Whose dog got killed?

What is the relationship between Siobhan and Christopher?

Why is Christopher writing a book?

Do you think this book is a detective/mystery novel or a tragedy? What does Christopher say?

What is your opinion on Christopher's dad. Explain why.

What happened to Christopher's mother?

Choose one of the themes of this book and discuss it

Family

Truth

Trust

Disability