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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. What types of books does the narrator mostly read?

2. Why do the police arrest the narrator?

3. Why does the narrator decide to investigate the death of the dog despite his father's admonishments?

4. What mystery does the narrator say scientists will solve someday?

5. In Chapter 127, how does the narrator respond to his father grabbing him after Father finds what the narrator put on the kitchen table?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Christopher's memory like a video player? And how is it different?

2. Describe Christopher's favorite dream.

3. What happened to Toby in Chapter 227? How does the narrator save Toby?

4. Why is Chapter 173 symbolic?

5. Describe Christopher's feelings towards his father and how he deals with his feelings in Chapter 233?

6. What does Mrs. Anderson reveal to Christopher about his mother in Chapter 97?

7. Compare Christopher's early experience with the toilet at school (Chapter 157) and his experience on the toilet on the train (Chapter 197).

8. How does Christopher illustrate that he "sees everything"?

9. How did Christopher's "behavioral problems" impact the relationship between his parents?

10. Describe Christopher's father.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How is Christopher a nontraditional hero? What actions does he take to showcase his heroic side? What are Christopher's strengths as a hero? What are Christopher's weaknesses as a hero? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

In what way does the author try to reveal Christopher's disability? What writing techniques does he use to try to convey his disability? What style techniques does he use to try to convey his disability? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

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