Final Study Guide - English

What type of dog was Mrs. Shear’s dog?

A poodle

How does Christopher know Siobhan

She is a teacher at his school

Why does Christopher like dogs?

Because you always know what they are thinking

What is Christpher doing when Mrs. Shears find her dead dog for the first time?

Hugging the dog

What kind of novel does Christopher say this is?

A murder mystery novel to solve a puzzle

Why doesn’t Christopher ever lie?

Because he can’t

Why does Christopher always wear a watch?

Because he needs to know exactly what time it is

Who does Christopher tell the policeman makes up his family?

Dad, Uncle and grandmother

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

A good day

What does 3 red cars in a row mean to Christopher?

A quiet good day

What does 5 red cars in a row mean to Christopher?

A super good day

What does 9 red cars in a row mean to Christopher?

A super super good day

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

A black day

Christopher knows that his father does not like whom?

Mr. Shears

Regarding the last question, who gives this information to Christopher?

Mrs. Alexander

How does father find out the new information Christopher discovered in this reading section?

He reads Christopher’s writing

Father’s reaction when he learns of Christophers discoveries is…

He grabs Christopher in frustration

Where does father take Christopher to on Saturday?

To the zoo because Chris loves animals

What does Christopher find when he searches his fathers room?

Letters that he has never seen

Christopher explains that most people use intuition instead of logic to figure out problems. What example does he explain in a lot of detail to prove his claim?

The Monty Hall 3 door problem

Christopher hates the color yellow because

Corn is yellow and you don’t digest it

Yellow flowers give him allergies

Yellow fever can kill you

Bananas

Christopher hates the color brown because

it is the color of poop

Christopher knows that his mother must be alive because

he found out another way (the date on the letters)

What explanation does Christophers mother give for leaving?

She believed Christopher would be better off without her

How does Christopher react to the letters?

He becomes sick

What happens when his father finds Christopher and the letters?

He begins to cry

To what does Chris compare to the human mind?

A complicated computer

To what does Chris’s father confess as he puts Christopher to bed?

To killing Wellington

Christopher’s reaction to learning the information is

He stops trusting his own father

A major change in this section is

Chris allows his father to touch him when he’s sick

Chris refuses to touch his fathers hand

Chris identifies he’s afraid for the first time

Christopher leaves the house and stays where?

In his garden by the shed

Christopher brings what with him when he leaves the house?

His pet Toby

Christopher soothes himself when he leaves the house at night by

focusing on space and the stars

What challenges were especially new and hard for Chris on his journey to London?

taking escalators

processing advertisements

getting a map

overwhelming sounds

The most dangerous part of the journey to London was

Taking care of Toby

Mom was happy to see Chris

True

A reason that Chris presence at his mom’s place doesn’t really work is

Mom and Mr. Shears both have jobs

There is no school for Chris

Mr. Shears doesn’t want him there

there is no space for him

Christophers obsessed with what

Taking his A-level

An outcome of Christophers arrival in London is that his mother loses her job

True

An outcome of Christophers arrival in London is that his mother and Mr shears broke up

True

An outcome of Christopher’s arrival in London is that his mother and father get back together

False

At the end of the story, how does Christopher feel about his father

He is terrified of him

At the end of the story, Christopher feels protected by

His new dog