the curious incident

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

The Curious Incident

Wellington, which Christopher discovers dead at the outset of the novel, is what kind of animal?

1. Friend from School
2. Parakeet
3. Poodle
4. Tabby Cat

What implement was used to kill Wellington?

1. Garden fork
2. Poisoned Twinkie
3. Shovel
4. Swiss Army knife

What is Christopher doing when Mrs Shears finds her dead dog for the first time?

1. CRYING NEXT TO THE DOG
2. STANDING NEAR THE DOG
3. HUGGING THE DOG
4. KICKING THE DOG

Why Does Christopher like dogs?

dogs

“You always know what a dog is thinking. It has four moods. Happy, sad, cross and concentrating. Also, dogs are faithful and they do not tell lies because they cannot talk.” 

Toby is Christopher's ________

1. best friend.
2. neighbour.
3. pet rat.
4. cat.

Why does the police officer arrest Christopher at the murder scene?

1. Christopher is a suspect in the crime
2. Christopher has been reported missing
3. Christopher is trespassing on Mrs. Shears’s property
4. For assault: Christopher hits the police officer

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

1. An astronaut
2. An alchemist
3. An architect
4. An artist

How does Christopher number his chapters?

1. WITH PICTURES
2. WITH PRIME NUMBER
3. WITH CARDINAL NUMBER
4. WITH LETTERS

Why are the chapters prime numbers?

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

1. Verbally mouthing “I love you”
2. Spreading their fingers apart in a fan
3. Hugging him close
4. Giving him Milky bars

Father was standing in the corridor. He held up his right hand and spread his fingers out in a fan. I held up my left hand and spread my fingers out in a fan and we made our fingers and thumbs touch each other. We do this because sometimes Father wants to give me a hug, but I don’t like hugging people so we do this instead, and it means that he loves me.

Who is Siobhan?

1. Christopher’s invigilator
2. Mother’s maiden name
3. Father’s coworker
4. Christopher’s teacher at school

What happens at the police station?

1. CHRISTOPHER IS GIVEN A CAUTION
2. CHRISTOPHER IS TOLD OFF
3. CHRISTOPHER IS SENTENCED
4. CHRISTOPHER IS GIVEN BISCUITS

What does 4 red cars in a row mean to Christopher?

1. A BLACK DAY
2. A GOOD DAY
3. A SUPER GOOD DAY
4. A QUITE GOOD DAY

Christopher's mother died of ____

1. a heart attack.
2. malnutrition
3. overwork.
4. none of the above.

Christopher went round to Mrs. Shears’s house for what reason?

1. He said he wanted to tell her that he hadn't killed Wellington.
2. He wanted to tell her that he had wanted to te figure out who killed Wellington.
3. He wanted to apologise for what he did the other night
4. both A & B

Christopher concludes that his prime suspect is_____

1. Mrs. Alexander
2. Mr. Wise
3. Mr. Shears
4. Mr. Thompson

How can you describe Christopher's personality so far?
How is he different from other normal people?