Studied by 4 people
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
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