The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Quizzes

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Quiz 1

1 What is the first piece of information we are given in the novel?
The time: 7 minutes after midnight

That Christopher sees a dog on the ground

That Mrs Shears' dog was dead

The weather: it is cloudy and grey
2 What is the name of the dog that Christopher finds dead?
Muzzle

Paddington

Rufus

Wellington
3 What type of dog was Mrs Shear's dog?
A poodle

A dalmatian

An alsatian

A king charles spaniel
4 What is Christopher's full name?
Christopher John

Christopher John Francis

Christopher Boone

Christopher John Francis Boone
5 Who draws pictures of faces for Christopher so that he can understand different emotions?
Siobhan

His mother

His father

Mrs Shears
6 How does Christopher know Siobhan?
She is his aunt

She is his cousin

She is a friend of his mother's

She is a teacher at his school
7 Why does Christopher like dogs?
Because you always know what they are thinking, because they are faithful, do not lie and cannot talk

Because they like being cuddled

Because they are playful and always like attention

Because dogs like to go out walking for long periods of time
8 What is Christopher doing when Mrs Shears finds her dead dog for the first time?
Crying next to the dog

Hugging the dog

Standing near the dog

Kicking the dog
9 What kind of novel does Christopher say this is?
A romance

An animal novel

A murder mystery novel

A sci-fi novel
10 Who interrogates Christopher after Mrs Shears discovers what's happened to her dog?
His father

The police

Mr Shears

A passer-by
11 How old is Christopher?
9

11

15

18
12 When does Christopher start 'groaning'?
When he feels sad

When there is too much information in his head from the outside world

When he has to sit at the dinner table

When he sees an animal in distress
13 What does Christopher do when the policeman touches him?
He stands up

He cries

He cowers

He hits him
14 Why is Christopher arrested?
For murder

For assault

For manslaughter

For lying
15 How does Christopher number his chapters?
With cardinal number

With letters

With prime number

With pictures
16 According to Christopher, what happens in American if you find a prime number of over 100 digits longs?
The government hides you away

The CIA buys it for $10 000

The CIA asks you to work for them

You are arrested
17 Why does Christopher always wear a watch?
Because it's fashionable

Because it was a present from his father

Because he needs to know exactly what the time is

Because it feels nice
18 Who does Christopher tell the policeman makes up his family?
His mother, uncle and grandmother (his father is dead)

His father, uncle and grandmother (his mother is dead)

His grandmother and uncle

His uncle
19 What does Christopher do instead of hugging?
Winking

Spreads the fingers on his left hand intoa fan so that his fingers and thumb touch the other persons'

Stands back to back with the other person

Kissing
20 What happens at the police station?
Christopher is given biscuits

Christopher is told off

Christopher is sentenced

Christopher is given a caution
21 Why doesn't Christopher ever tells lies?
Because he is a good person

Because he doesn't want to get into trouble

Because he thinks God will punish him if he does

Because he can't
22 What does Christopher's father tell him to do?
Try and find out who killed Wellington

To write a book

Keep his nose out of other people's business

Bury Wellington
23 How many years ago does Christopher think his mother died?
Two

Five

Twenty

Ten
24 What does 4 red cars in a row mean to Christopher?
A Super Good Day

A Quite Good Day

A Black Day

A Good Day
25 What does 4 yellow cars in a row mean to Christopher?
A Black Day

A Good Day

A Quite Good Day

A Super Good Day