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Study Guide for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

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CHAPTER 137

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Father apologizes the next day and says he didn't mean to hit Christopher. Father cleans up Christopher's cut and since it's Saturday they go to Twycross Zoo together, packing sandwiches for Christopher since he doesn't like eating food from places he doesn't know. Christopher had never been to this zoo before and they didn't have a route worked out in his mind; so they purchased a guidebook and walked around the whole zoo so he could decide which were his favorite animals. He lists his...........

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It's important for Christopher to have favorite animals in mind, which is why he.........

CHAPTER 139

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While Christopher likes Sherlock Holmes, he does not like Holmes' author and creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Unlike his creation, Doyle believed in the supernatural. In 1917, he was one of those fooled by The Case of the Cottingley Fairies, where two cousins claimed to play with.........

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The hoax of the fairies is analogous to the hoax Ed Boone pulled on his son. The idea of people being stupid because they don't want to know the truth is an important idea, because it helps to explain Christopher's reluctance to understand the letters from his........


CHAPTER 149

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When Christopher goes to school on Monday, Siobhan asks about the bruise on his face. He explains what happens and Siobhan makes sure Christopher is alright, asking if he's scared of going home or wants to talk anymore about it, then going over when grabbing is okay and why hitting is not........

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Despite the evidence before him, Christopher still believes his mother is dead. The idea is.......

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