The Curious Incident of the dog in the Nighttime

What is the first piece of information we are given in the novel?

• The weather: it is cloudy and grey

• That Christopher sees a dog on the ground

• That Mrs shears' dog was dead

• The time: 7 minutes after midnight

What is the name of the dog that Christopher finds dead?

• Rufus

• Muzzle

• Paddington

• Wellington

1. What type of dog was it?

• poodle

• king charles spaniel

• dalmation

• german shepherd

What implement was used to kill Wellington?

• Swiss Army knife

• Shovel

• Garden fork

• Poisoned twinkie

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

• Hugging the dog

• Crying next to the dog

• Standing near the dog

• Kicking the dog

Why is Christopher arrested?

• For lying

• For murder

• For manslaughter

• For assault

Why does Christopher like dogs?

• Because they are playful and always like attention

• Because they like being cuddled

• Because you always know what they are thinking, because they are faithful, do not lie and cannot talk

• Because dogs like to go out walking for long periods of time

According to Christopher, what four emotions do dogs have?

• Happy, sad, cross, playing.

• Happy, sad, hungry, concentrating

• Happy, sad, cross and concentrating.

• Happy, sad, angry, hungry.

Who draws pictures of faces for Christopher so that he can understand different emotions?

• Siobhan

• Mrs Shears

• His father

• His mother

10. When does Christopher start 'groaning'?

• When there is too much information in his head from the outside world

• When he has to sit at the dinner table

• When he feels sad

• When he sees an animal in distress