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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 did the narrator do with the piece of paper on which Siobhan drew lots of faces and wrote descriptions of exactly what each meant?

2. What type of dog does Mrs. Alexander own?

3. Why does the narrator not like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?

4. How does Mrs. Alexander respond when the narrator asks if Mrs. Shears killed his mother?

5. How does Mrs. Forbes respond to the narrator's dislike of two colors?

Short Essay Questions

1. Mother gives Christopher more insight into her relationship with Mr. Shears. How does her relationship with Mr. Shears develop?

2. What are three reasons why Christopher does not like brown or yellow?

3. Why is Chapter 173 symbolic?

4. What information does Christopher learn in the first letter from his mother that he reads?

5. Why does Christopher say that it is silly to name constellations for their shapes? What are two examples he gives for his reasoning?

6. Compare Christopher's behavior in the train station in Swindon to his behavior when he first goes down into the subway tunnel.

7. How does the narrator view cardinal number and prime numbers?

8. How does Christopher escape the police officer in Chapter 211?

9. Describe Christopher's adventures at the police headquarters.

10. Why does Christopher say he would make a good astronaut?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Christopher not tell Father that he knows about Mother leaving with Mr. Shears? Why does Christopher not tell his Father that he has written about this in his novel? Why does Christopher not tell his father that he has found Mother's letters? Does he think father will be upset that Christopher knows this information? 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 are Christopher's views on God? How does he view God? Does he believe in God? Why or why not? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

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