Curious

Question 1

what are three key themes in curious?

Answer 1

the fragility and/or importance of trust
the impact of family conflict
the comforts and/or the limitations of order and stability

Question 2

who are the three main characters in curious?

Answer 2

ed (father), judy (mother), christopher boone (son)

Question 3

what is a key quote from when chris finds out about his mother and wellington?

Answer 3

“Father had murdered Wellington. That meant he could murder me, because couldn’t trust him, even though he had said ‘trust me,’ because he had told a lie about a big thing”

Question 4

what is a quote that’s really foreshadowing about truth and kinda hits ya once you’ve read the whole book and your like wow so foreshadowing

Answer 4

“And he always tells me the truth, which means that he loves me”

Question 5

what is a quote about order and stability from this novel that shows christopher’s love of (time) organisation

Answer 5

“I like timetables because I like to know when everything is going to happen”

Question 6

which quote describes how judy felt about the family situation when they were all living together?

Answer 6

“I remember looking at the two of you and seeing how you were really different with him… you didn’t shout at one another… it made me so sad because… you didn’t really need me at all”

Question 7

what does ed say about getting angry at chris?

Answer 7

“I know I lose my rag occasionally. I know I get angry. I know I shout. And I know I shouldn’t”

Question 8

what does ed say about truth?

Answer 8

“it’s bloody hard telling the truth all the time”

Question 9

what does chris say about his eating habits?

Answer 9

“I don’t like eating food from places I don’t know”

Question 10

chris says that his father said sorry for hitting him. quote what he said.

Answer 10

“The next day father said he was sorry that he had hit me and he didn’t mean to”

Question 11

who is the author of curious

Answer 11

mark haddon

Question 12

what are some key relationships in curious

Answer 12

ed and chris
chris and judy
chris and siobhan
ed and judy
chris and toby 😜😜😜

Question 13

how does billy try to gain back stability at the train station?

Answer 13

and it was like counting and saying, “left, right, left, right, left, right…”

Question 14

which quote shows that Chris loves plans as part of his order and stability theme

Answer 14

And then I formulated a plan. And that made me feel better

Question 15

which quote from the train station shows chris’s love of rhythm in his life

Answer 15

and it was like counting and saying ‘Left, right, left, right, left, right …’

Question 16

what is the quote from when chris finds out that his mother is not dead after all

Answer 16

mother had not had a heart attack. mother had not died…. father had lied about this

Question 17

describe briefly the relationship between ed and judy

Answer 17

can be tough to communicate

not in each other’s lives anymore —> come back together at end

often don’t agree with one another

judy feels like she wasn’t needed when her and ed we’re together

Question 18

describe the relationship between christopher and ed

Answer 18

ed is primary caregiver of chris

have a falling out because of loss of trust - mother was alive, father killed wellington

Question 19

describe the relationship between chris and judy

Answer 19

chris believes judy is dead

chris trusts judy more than ed at loss of trust moment

chris and judy become closer - she reintroduces a mother figure into his life

Question 20

why does the quote “father had murdered wellington, that meant he could murder me” show the fragility/importance of trust

Answer 20

christopher loses all faith in his father after trust is lost

it is important in their relationship because that is how chris defines love due to not being able to feel it due to his autism spectrum disorder

due to his autism, chris overestimates his fathers intentions and loses trust overt quickly

it is very difficult for him to gain it back due to autism

Question 21

why does the quote “and I know I lose my rag occasionally. I know I get angry. I know I shout. And I know I shouldn’t” show family conflict

Answer 21

things aren’t always easy at the boone household

they fight a lot and shout as shown by this quote

chris has no way to fight back due to autism

it shows that the family often clashes because looking after christopher can be hard, but really ed loves him even if he struggles to show it

Question 22

why does the quote “left right left right” shoe order and stability and what is the quotes context

Answer 22

it is when chris is in the train station heading to london

the new noises and busyness of all the people around him are stressing him out

in order to gain some form of order he counts left right left right in his head

this helps him to have some form of rhythm to help him in the train station

Question 23

why does the author depict chris with autism

Answer 23

to show how difficult it can be for both the caregivers of an autistic child and also the child themselves

it can be difficult because of the child’s restraints on what they are comfortable with and what they can do

Question 24

what effect does chris’s character development have on the reader

Answer 24

they see that it is possible to overcome obstacles such as autism to progress in life

sometimes things can be made more difficult by things such as mental or physical disorders, however they can be overcome to achieve normal or extended quality of life

Question 25

what is the authors purpose in showing the theme of the fragility/importance of trust?

Answer 25

to show that in relationships it can be very difficult if trust is not there

the examples in this text persuade the viewer to be honest in their relationships so that there isn’t a loss of trust such as in this novel