3egc/4egcs - PART 4 - questions

PART IV. 105-144 (ch 131-157)


1. Why does Christopher hate yellow?
2. And brown?
3. Why do they go to the zoo the next day?
4. Why does Christopher believe that his father loves him?
5. Where does Christopher find his book?
6. What else does he find?
7. What is curious about the way Christopher’s name is written on the envelopes?
8. Who is the letter from and what is it about?
9. What’s Christopher’s second mystery he has to solve?
10. How does Christopher feel about mysteries generally?
11. Does he try to solve the letter mystery at once?
12. What happens at his school meanwhile?
13. How many letters does Christopher find addressed to him?
14. What are they about?
15. Describe the incident in the shop for Christmas.
16. Who’s more patient: Christopher’s mother or father?
17. How does mother react when Christopher refuses to eat for days?
18. And Christopher?
19. Find a few spelling mistakes in the letters from p.131 to 136.
20. Why doesn’t she say good-bye to Christopher before leaving?
21. Why does she move to London?
22. How often does she write him letters?
23. Has she ever sent him anything else?
24. Christopher’s experience with the dentist?
25. What does Christopher feel after reading all the letters and how does he react?
26. What does father say to Christopher when he finds out that he’s found and read the letters? 27. What’s unusual about Christopher’s behaviour when father changes his wet clothes and puts him in a bath, touching him?