Mid-Unit Review: Curious Incident

Who was Mrs. Alexander?

• An older neighbor who told Christopher about Mr. Shears and Mothers affair.

• An older neighbor who has dementia.

• An older woman who told Christopher about the night Mr. Shears killed Wellington.

• An older neighbor who wants Christopher to practice his nonverbal communication skills.

Who was Mr. Shears?

• One of the drug addict neighbors.

• A man who had an affair with Christopher's mother.

• Father's friend and coworker who works repairing boilers.

• Mrs. Alexander's son.

Which of the following are strengths of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?

• Being sensitive to lights and sounds.

• High intellectual abilities.

• Focused and detailed.

• Difficulty with conversations.

Which of the following are challenges of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?

• Being sensitive to lights and sounds.

• High intellectual abilities.

• Difficulty with nonverbal communication like understanding facial expressions.

• Difficulty with conversations.

Why does Christopher look up to Sherlock Holmes?

• Sherlock Holmes also has autism.

• Sherlock Holmes is also intelligent and notices things other people don't.

• Sherlock Holmes also struggles with nonverbal communication.

• Sherlock Holmes is also from England.

What is nonlinear narration?

• When a story is told through the perspective of multiple people.

• When a story is told through the perspective of one person.

• When the events of a story are told in order.

• When the events of a story are told out of order.

Which of the following does Christopher enjoy?

• Prime numbers

• Making friends

• Space

• Taking walks at night

If you look at the chapter numbers in the book, they are not numbered sequentially (1, 2, 3, 4, etc...)

In fact, the chapters skip numbers (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, etc...).

Why are the chapters numbered this way?

• Because Christopher is showing ways to solve the Monty Hall problem.

• Because Christopher likes prime numbers.

• Because Christopher wants to confuse the readers.

True or False: Christopher is precise.

• True

• False

What is an unreliable narrator?

• A person telling the story who does not have all the facts because we only see their perspective.

• A person telling the story who lies on purpose to confuse the readers.

• A person telling the story who has all the facts and takes into account every perspective.