"The Curious Incident of the Dog. . ." Quiz

Answer: They were prime numbers

Christopher has Asperger's syndrome which is a type of autism. Christopher pays very close attention to details, hates certain colors, and likes prime numbers which is why his chapters are numbered in prime numbers.

Answer: Rat and dog

Christopher had a rat that he called Toby. Toby died when he was two years old. Christopher's dad got him a dog that Christopher named Sandy.

Answer: Mr. Shears had an affair with Christopher's mom

One of Christopher's neighbors named Mrs. Alexander told Christopher that his mom and Mr. Shears had been spending time together and then had become intimately involved. Christopher didn't tell his dad he knew about his mom's affair.

Answer: Yes

Christopher accidentally left the book out and his dad found it. His dad got angry and Christopher thought he had thrown the book in the trash, but then found it hidden in his dad's room.

Answer: She ran away to live in London

While in the his dad's room, Christopher found all the letters that his mom had written him after she moved to London. When Christopher found out what happened to Wellington, he ran away to live with her. Eventually, his mom moved back home and lived in a small apartment with him.

Answer: Killed by a garden fork

The story started at 12:07 AM and a dog has been found dead. The death of the dog had been found to be a garden fork which was still stuck in him.

Answer: No

This is a tricky question. The police didn't arrest Christopher for killing the dog, but for assaulting a police officer. Christopher was put into a cell and thought about ways he could escape. One of the ways he thought about was setting his clothing on fire and waiting for them to open the door.

Answer: The Hound of the Baskervilles

Christopher's favorite Sherlock Holmes mystery was "The Hound of the Baskervilles" because it was a mystery and had lots of clues and 'red herrings' in it.

Answer: Mrs. Thompson

Christopher was writing a book about Wellington's death and went to Mrs. Thompsons' house because it was across from the Shears' house. When Mrs. Thompson couldn't answer his questions about who killed Wellington, Christopher went to the other houses.

Answer: Christopher's dad

With Christopher investigating the death of Mrs. Shears poodle, Christopher's dad finally came out and told Christopher that he killed Wellington because he was angry with Mrs. Shears for loving the dog more than them. After finding out what his father did to Wellington, Christopher was afraid his dad would kill him as well so he ran away to London and even told a policeman what his father did. Christopher, eventually, returned home so he could take his math tests that he had been studying for, but at the end of the book he still hadn't moved back in with his father.