The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

the curious incident of the dog in the night-time
Part One: Read chapters 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31 and 37. Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. Read the first paragraph of the novel (p. 1). What do you learn about Christopher by reading this passage? What do you learn about what is important to him? How does he see things? How might he be different from you, or even the same? What kind of narrative style characterizes this passage?2. Why does Christopher tear up the piece of paper that Siobhan has drawn for him (p. 3)?3. Examine the footnote on p. 5 of the book. When does Christopher use footnotes? Page 8 also has an example of numbered lists, and page 53 has an example of boldface. When does Christopher resort to such additions or “flourishes” in his storytelling? What do these font changes, lists, and so on, tell us about this narrator?4. Christopher provides insight into his behavior on p. 7 when he begins to press his forehead on the ground, ignoring the policeman. However, the policeman does not have the vantage point that we have. If we were ignorant about Christopher in the way that the policeman is, what would we think of Christopher? If the policeman had known what we know about this narrator, how might he have approached Christopher differently?5. Chapter 19 (p. 11) provides us with a digression on prime numbers. What do we learn, factually speaking, about such numbers as we read this chapter? What do we learn about this digression on prime numbers vis-a-vis the chapter that precedes it? In other words, how does Chapter 19 shed light on the subject matter of the previous chapter? What philosophy does Christopher extract from his digression on prime numbers (read the end of Chapter 19 for an answer to this question.)
Part Two:
Begin a reader response journal for the novel. You may about any topic or issue arising from the novel that interests you. Make comments about characters, events, themes explored, etc. Below is a sample of what you might wish to write about as you begin the novel. Entries should be approximately ½ to 3/4 of a page. Only one journal is being assigned for today.
Read the first paragraph of the novel (p. 1). What do you learn about Christopher by reading this passage? What do you learn about what is important to him? How does he see things? How might he be different from you, or even the same? What kind of narrative style characterizes this passage?
Part Three:
Make a list of any unknown words as you read the assigned chapters.