The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Study
Questions & Essay Topics 1. Christopher employs a number
pictographs—drawings, maps, and figures—over the course of his
narrative. Identify a key pictograph in the novel, describe how
Christopher uses it, and explain what insight it grants into his
character. 2. Christopher’s condition causes him to see the
world in a very subjective way, and as a result the reader may
often interpret events differently than Christopher does. What
role does this difference between Christopher’s understanding of
events and the reader’s understanding of events play in the
novel? 3. To what extent is Christopher’s condition responsible
for the conflicts that arise in The Curious Incident of the Dog
in the Night-time? 1. Christopher quotes Mother as saying that
his behavior would “drive her to an early grave.” Citing
evidence from the text, to what extent does Christopher feel
responsible for Mother’s “death”? Do her letters and eventual
reappearance change how he feels? 2.