MARK HADDON STUDY GUIDE / BOOK SUMMARY

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME

ANSWER KEY

1.) c

2.) d

3.) b

4.) a

5.) c

6.) c

7.) c

8.) c

9.) a

10.) d

11.) a

12.) c

13.) a

14.) d

15.) c

ESSAY TOPICS - BOOK REPORT IDEAS

1. How important is the voice of Christopher as the narrator of this story? How would this story be different if it were written by a different character - Ed Boone or Siobhan, for example? How would the story be different if written in a third person omniscient voice? What would be lost in such changes, what would be gained?

2. Explore how this is a novel about the creation of mystery stories as well as a mystery story in its own right. How does this metafictive element overturn various expectations in the book? How does the conventional mystery aspect work in relation to this metafictive element?....

...........11. Examine the humor in this book, using specific passages and explaining what makes them funny. How are there different types of humor, and which ones come out in Christopher's narration. How do these instances of humor help the novel, how do they provide a different insight to the way Christopher thinks?

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