Table of Contents
- 1 Why does Christopher stay in the spare room while mother goes shopping?
- 2 How does Ed Boone define lying?
- 3 Where does Christopher spend the night after Father confesses to killing Wellington?
- 4 Why does Christopher’s Mother lose her job?
- 5 What is Christopher’s definition of lying?
- 6 Why did Christopher’s mother leave him?
- 7 How does the narrator view his Father after he reveals that he killed the dog?
- 8 How does Christopher define love at the end of the outing?
- 9 Why does Christopher’s mother leave in the Curious Incident of the dog in the night time?
- 10 What does Ed Boone do in the Curious Incident of the dog in the night-time?
Why does Christopher stay in the spare room while mother goes shopping?
At home, Christopher hides in the spare room because he’s scared of Mr. Shears. When his mother comes home, Christopher tells her that he has to go back home (to his dad’s) to take his Math A levels next week. She’ll have to take him, because he’s scared of his father.
How does Ed Boone define lying?
Christopher’s father (Ed Boone) Quotes. Ed Boone makes his son promise not to investigate any further, and Christopher agrees, knowing that if he doesn’t keep his promise, he will be essentially lying.
How does father feel about Mr Shears?
Christopher tells Siobhan that Father told him never to mention Mr. Shears is a friend of Christopher and Father, so perhaps Father doesn’t like Mr. Shears because he left Mrs. Shears, which would constitute doing something bad to a friend.
Where does Christopher spend the night after Father confesses to killing Wellington?
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where does Christopher spend the night after Father confesses to killing Wellington? | Behind the garden shed |
| From sight, Christopher would be able to recognize which of the following facial expressions? | Sad |
Why does Christopher’s Mother lose her job?
Christopher tells Mother he must return to Swindon to take his A-level math test, but Mother says she doesn’t know if that’s possible. A few days later, Mother is fired from her job for taking leave. Christopher demands to be taken to Swindon to take his A-level test.
Did Christopher’s Mother hit him?
Both Judy Boone and her husband resort to physical violence when their emotions overcome their reasoning. Here, Judy admits in her letters to Christopher that she hit his father Ed Boone when things become too heated. Readers know that Ed Boone hits Christopher when he loses his temper, too.
What is Christopher’s definition of lying?
Christopher explains that he cannot tell lies because telling lies is illogical. A lie, he reasons, means you say something that happened that didn’t happen, which violates logic since only one thing ever happens at a particular time and place.
Why did Christopher’s mother leave him?
Christopher believes her dead for two years before finding her letters to him hidden in his father’s cupboard. In fact, Judy couldn’t handle the stress of having Christopher as her son, and thought that Ed was taking better care of him, so she left to live in London with Mr. Shears.
Why was Christopher’s father so angry at Mrs Shears?
Why was Christopher’s father angry with Mrs. Shears? She cared more about the dog and she did not want a real relationship.
How does the narrator view his Father after he reveals that he killed the dog?
How does the narrator view his father after he reveals that he killed the dog? Chris thinks that father will murder him next. He thinks that father is now a murderer.
How does Christopher define love at the end of the outing?
To Christopher, love is helping someone when they get into trouble, and telling them the truth. They press their hands together in their substitute for hugging.
What are the quotes in the Curious Incident of the dog in the night time?
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Quotes. “The dog was dead. There was a garden fork sticking out of the dog.”. (Christopher Boone, Chapter 2, p.1) Christopher has found his neighbor’s dog lying dead in her yard. It is clear to him that someone has purposefully killed the dog and he is curious as to who killed him and why.
Why does Christopher’s mother leave in the Curious Incident of the dog in the night time?
The dates on the letters are after his mother’s death, so he reasons she is still alive. The letters explain why she left him, which is she couldn’t deal with Christopher’s issues and felt he is better off living with his father. She also is having an affair with Mrs. Shears’ husband and living with him in London.
What does Ed Boone do in the Curious Incident of the dog in the night-time?
Ed Boone uses this clear approach in the hopes of getting Christopher to end his silence. Ed Boone persistently works to reestablish his relationship with Christopher, no matter what kinds of clever ways he must come up with to do it, an effort revealing his genuine love and desire to make things better between the two.
What did Siobhan say in the Curious Incident of the dog in the night time?
Also, dogs are faithful and they do not tell lies because they cannot talk. Chapter 5 I do not like people shouting at me. It makes me scared that they are going to hit me or touch me and I do not know what is going to happen. Chapter 5 Siobhan said that the book should begin with something to grab people’s attention.