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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does mother try to explain in the second letter the narrator reads?

2. What does the narrator purchase from a magazine vendor in London?

3. How does the narrator feel when the dream in Chapter 229 is over?

4. The narrator starts Chapter 157 with a discourse on what happened at school for what number of days?

5. What is the setting of Chapter 197?

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 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

Several chapters in the book, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, are missing from the novel. Why does the author choose to leave these chapters out? Do the missing chapters add to the mystery in the novel? Do you think these chapters contain any important information? How would the story changed if all the chapters were included in the novel? Would it be the same or different? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

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