Curious Incident chapters 73-127

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Why does Christopher find the term "special needs" ridiculous?

1. Because he is ashamed of his condition
2. Because everyone has at least one special need
3. Because he thinks everyone is stupid
4. Because he thinks he is better than his classmates

How does Christopher's father arrange Christopher's food?

1. In one big pile
2. Sorted into colors from dark to light
3. So no food item touches another food item
4. Alphabetically

What happens when Christopher brings up his suspicions about Mr. Shears?

1. His dad begins to cry very loudly
2. His dads begins to laugh uncontrollably
3. His dad refuses to talk to him the rest of the night
4. His dad gets really angry

What does Christopher promise his father?

1. To eat his dinners in silence from now on
2. To stop playing detective
3. To find Wellington's killer
4. That he will stop talking about heaven

Why would Christopher make a good astronaut?

1. He likes machines, enjoys solitude, and knows about space.
2. He is smart, understands how machines work, and doesn't mind little spaces.
3. He is smart, doesn't mind little spaces, and knows how to make sandwiches.
4. He likes machines and can calculate the distance from his house to the moon.

Why is Christopher unhappy with his book?

1. It has no proper ending
2. He can't dedicate it to his father
3. He has misspelled "Wellington"
4. He can't think of a good title

Why does Christopher talk to Mrs. Alexander about Mr. Shears?

1. It's a Super Good Day, meaning it"s a good day for taking risks
2. He thinks his father was being unfair when he said to stop the investigation
3. It's more important to find out who killed Wellington than to obey his father
4. He likes chatting and thinks Mr. Shears is a good topic to talk about

What does Mrs. Alexander realize as she speaks with Christopher?

1. That Christopher thinks his father killed Wellington
2. That Christopher believes his father actually killed his mother
3. That Christopher doesn't know the truth about his mother
4. That Christopher has Asperger's Syndrome

What does Mrs. Alexander tell Christopher?

1. That his father had an affair with Mrs Shears
2. That his mother had an affair with Mr Shears
3. That she, Mrs Alexander, had an affair with his father
4. That his mother had an affair with Mr Alexander

Why does Mr. Jeavons think that Christopher likes math?

1. Because math, like life, has complicated problems
2. Because math, unlike life, lets you explain your conclusions in simple ways
3. Because math, unlike life, always has straightforward answers to every problem
4. Because math, like life, involves diagrams and charts

What does Christopher learn from the Monty Hall problem?

1. That intuition can be wrong
2. That intuition can never be wrong
3. That numbers are always straightforward
4. That there is a theorem for everything

What does Rhodri ask Christopher to do?

1. Read from his book
2. Put food coloring on his sandwich
3. To describe Wellington's murder
4. To solve a math problem

What advice does Siobhan give to Christopher about his book?

1. To add more description
2. To add more dialogue
3. To talk about his feelings more
4. To use more interesting words

Why does Christopher like The Hound of the Baskervilles?

1. Because it has math problems
2. Because his mom used to read it to him
3. Because it is a detective story with many clues and red herrings
4. Because he can identify with Watson

In what ways are Christopher and Sherlock Holmes similar?

1. They both like math, dogs and puzzles
2. They both have sidekicks and solve problems
3. They both notice obvious things that others don't
4. They both solve problems and prefer the color red

How does Christopher say he feels about his mother's affair with Mr. Shears?

1. Fine, because Mr Shears doesn't live in his neighbourhood anymore
2. Excited because the news gives his book an extra twist
3. Sad, because he misses his mother
4. Angry, because it is wrong for people to have affairs

How does Christopher say he uses his memory?

1. He scans it to see if he knows people + to navigate through his neighborhood.
2. He uses it to solve math problems + to remember the names of animals he meets.
3. He scans it to see if he knows people + to get through difficult situations.
4. He uses it to write his book + to remember the names of animals he meets.

What happens when Christopher's father discovers Christopher's book?

1. They get into a shouting match, and Christopher blacks out.
2. They get into a fight and Christopher blacks out
3. They get into a shouting match, Christopher threatens dad with a knife.
4. They get into a fight, Christopher threatens dad with a knife.

What happens to Christopher's book?

1. His father hides it in the china jug
2. His father buries it in the garden
3. His father locks it in the car
4. His father throws it in the trash

Quote 1

I used to think that Mother and Father might get divorced. That was because they had lots of arguments and sometimes they hated each other. This was because of the stress of looking after someone who has Behavioral Problems like I have.

Quote 2

…if you are a detective you have to Take Risks, and this was a Super Good Day, which meant it was a good day for Taking Risks, so I said, “Do you know Mrs. Shears?” which was like chatting.

Quote 3

…I don’t feel sad about it. Because Mother is dead. And because Mr. Shears isn’t around anymore. So I would be feeling sad about something that isn’t real and doesn’t exist. And that would be stupid.