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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The type of day the narrator has depends on the number of cars he passes on the way to school. What are the two types of days that he has?
2. How does Siobhan tell the narrator to begin his book?
3. How many red cars does Christopher's bus consecutively pass on his way to school?
4. Why does the narrator say prime numbers are considered military material?
5. For how long was the narrator hugging the dog when he heard screaming?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was it necessary for Siobhan to draw pictures of different emotions for the narrator to study?
2. What does Mrs. Anderson reveal to Christopher about his mother in Chapter 97?
3. What example does Christopher give of a mystery that is not a mystery? How is this mystery not a mystery? What technique does he use to diminish the mystery?
4. How does Christopher alert Siobhan that he knows about his Mother and Mr. Shears? And what advice does she give him about the new information that he has?
5. How does Christopher respond to seeing four yellow cars on his way to school?
6. What happens to Christopher during the six days he waits to look at the letters?
7. What does Christopher tell Mr. Jeavons about Terry? And why is it significant that he reveals his conversation with Terry?
8. How does Christopher explain Mr. and Mrs. Shears' relationship?
9. Does Christopher believe in heaven? Why or Why not? Whose opinion about heaven does he seek and what do they tell him?
10. What are three reasons why Christopher does not like brown or yellow?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Christopher view reality? Does he live in the same reality as all of the other characters? Or does he live in an altered reality? Explain your answer. Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
How does the author use foreshadowing in the novel? What is his purpose for using foreshadowing? Why is it necessary to use foreshadowing in a mystery? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
What is Father's motivation for keeping the truth about Mother away from Christopher? Is his purpose to save Christopher's feelings or to punish his wife? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.
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