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WorksheetsThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by SparkNotes
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 22mins
Which of the following is one of Christopher's greatest talents?
His gift for metaphors
His ability to communicate with animals
His mathematical ability
His artistic talent
What does Christopher believe about his mother?
That she was complicit in the murder of Wellington
That she died of a heart attack years ago
That she is still alive somewhere in Ireland
That she never really loved him
What does Christopher most remember about Mrs. Eileen Shears?
She often cooked his meals and played Scrabble with him.
She knew the words to every song on the radio.
She loved animals, as he does.
She wasn't very sad when Christopher"s mother died.
Who is Christopher's primary suspect in the murder of Wellington?
Rhodri
Reverend Peters
Roger Shears
Uncle Terry
What purpose does Siobhan serve in Christopher's life?
She looks after him while his father is at work.
She mentors him, helping him learn about social and academic life.
She tutors him in math and chemistry, as well as talking to him about adulthood.
She counsels and consoles him after the death of his mother.
Which advantage and disadvantage does Christopher's condition cause him?
A talent for math, but an inability to function socially
The ability to communicate with animals, but an inability to communicate with people
Tremendous social skills, but an inability to perform academically
Academic talent, but an inability to understand spatial relations
What is the most prominent feature of Christopher's thinking?
A tendency to mistrust strangers
An inability to understand adult relationships
An "either/or" mentality
A desire for social acceptance at any cost
Why doesn't Christopher write about his condition?
Because he doesn't think anyone will ever read his book
Because he isn't sure what his condition is called
Because his dad has forbade Christopher from mentioning autism in his book
Because it's the reality in which he lives, and therefore not worth describing
Which character doesn't articulate his or her problems?
Eileen Shears
Ed Boone
Roger Shears
Reverend Peters
Which characteristics best describe Christopher's mother?
Impatient, dreamy, selfless
Determined, ironic, detached
Dreamy, loving, independent
Sentimental, loving, depressed
How old is the narrator of the novel?
31
12
19
15
Which symptoms suggest Christopher is autistic?
He has difficulty reading and counting
He can't recognize facial expressions or infer other people"s thoughts
He is overly friendly and affectionate toward strangers
He rarely speaks
What is Christopher writing a book about?
His investigations into the death of Toby
His investigations into the murder of his neighbor's dog
His struggles to pass math
His quest to find his mother
What does Christopher discover about his father?
That he has been killing dogs around the neighborhood, including Wellington
That he has been lying to Christopher about the whereabouts of Christopher's mother, and that he killed Wellington
That he killed Christopher's first pet rat, Toby, as well as Wellington
That he has been having an affair with Christopher's math teacher, and that he killed Wellington
How does Christopher change over the course of the novel?
He develops enough confidence to apply for a spot on the math team
He learns that he has extraordinary powers of deductive reasoning.
He discovers a deep wellspring of bravery.
He realizes that he can achieve his goals.
Wellington, which Christopher discovers dead at the outset of the novel, is what kind of animal?
Poodle
Parakeet
Tabby Cat
rat
What implement was used to kill Wellington?
Swiss Army knife
Garden fork
Shovel
Poisoned doughnut
Why does the police officer arrest Christopher at the murder scene?
Christopher hits the police officer
Christopher has been reported missing
Christopher is trespassing on Mrs. Shears’s property
Christopher is a suspect in the crime
How do Father and Mother express to Christopher that they love him?
Hugging him close
Verbally mouthing “I love you”
Spreading their fingers apart in a fan
Giving him Milky bars
According to Christopher’s system, what kind of day will it be if Christopher sees four yellow cars in a row?
Good Day
Snow Day
Super Good Day
Black Day
What would Christopher like to be at the start of the book?
An architect
An artist
An astronaut
An alchemist
What does Christopher use to label the book’s chapters?
Roman numerals
Morse code
Cardinal numbers
Prime numbers
Which test does Christopher want to be the first at his school to take?
The A-level math exam
Cambridge Advanced Exam
Swim the English Channel
First Aid Test
What genre does Christopher label his book as?
Children’s book
Murder mystery
Romance novel
Text book
What is Christopher’s favorite book?
The Masqueraders by Georgette Heyer
Dune by Frank Herbert
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
What does The Case of the Cottingley Fairies refer to?
Christopher’s first novel
A 1917 incident involving a series of fake photographs
One of Christopher’s favorite math problems
A collection of stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Which colors does Christopher dislike?
Red and blue
Yellow and brown
Pink and purple
Green and black
What concept does the Monty Hall problem demonstrate?
Intuition can be wrong
Goats are more valuable than cars
An infinite number of prime numbers exists
Wellington’s murderer was male
To what does Christopher compare his memory?
Trash compactor
DVD Player
Space shuttle
Red car
Where does Father take Christopher to apologize for their fight?
Willesden Junction
Grimpen Mire
Shakespeare’s Globe
Twycross Zoo
Where does Christopher find the letters from Mother?
The mail box
Father’s shirt box
His special food box
The garden shed
How does Christopher define love?
Helping someone when they get into trouble and always telling that person the truth
As a picture on the screen in our heads
Getting the third-degree
Doing sex with someone
Where does Christopher spend the night after Father confesses to killing Wellington?
At Mrs. Alexander’s house
Behind the garden shed
In Father’s closet
In the kitchen airing cupboard
Which of the following is not a logic puzzle, concept, or rule, mentioned in the novel?
The Monty Hall Problem
Conway’s Soldiers
Occam’s Razor
Plato's Cave
From sight, Christopher would be able to recognize which of the following facial expressions?
Nervous
Jealous
Surprised
Sad
At the end of the novel, what does Father give to Christopher?
A hug
A puppy
The keys to his van
The book he took from Christopher
Which of the following characters is alive at the end of the novel?
Wellington
Toby
Mother
Mr. Paulson
At the end of the novel, Christopher is hopeful for the future for all but which of the following reasons?
Because he went to London on his own
Because he wrote a book
Because he solved Wellington’s murder
Because he has gotten into university
What does Christopher cherish and value?
Chaos and creativity
Laughter and imagination
Order and stability
Certainty and routine
How is Christopher similar to other teenagers?
He wants to be one of the cool kids.
He wants to be independent.
He wants to find a girlfriend.
He wants to be a professional athlete.
What is something all of the major characters in the book do?
Express contentment with their lives
Cope with a loss
Try to be a part of a larger community
Try to "just get by"
What type of event both begins and ends the book?
A birth
A marriage
A death
A graduation
Which of the following appear repeatedly throughout the novel?
Math problems, Rorschach tests, blueprints
Logic puzzles, math problems, maps
Logic puzzles, maps, dead dogs
Anagrams, logic puzzles, blueprints
Where does the story take place?
Swindon, England
Dublin, Ireland
Cardiff, Wales
Edinburgh, Scotland
