The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Edexcel IGCSE English Literature): Flashcards
Exam code: 4ET1
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Fill in the gap: "I decided to go out on my ＿＿＿＿＿"
Christopher, Scene 12
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Cards in this collection (10)
Fill in the gap: "I decided to go out on my ＿＿＿＿＿"
Christopher, Scene 12
Answer: "I decided to go out on my own"
Fill in the gap: "I'm doing really ＿＿＿＿＿"
Christopher, Scene 36
Answer: "I'm doing really well"
Fill in the gap: "I found my mother. I was ＿＿＿＿＿"
Christopher, Scene 57
Answer: "I found my mother. I was brave"
Fill in the gap: "It made my ＿＿＿＿＿ go strange"
Christopher, Scene 45
Answer: "It made my memory go strange"
Key quote: "you and your father were probably better off if I wasn't living in the house"
Judy, Scene 24
Analysis
Judy's words show her guilt as a mother. She tries to justify leaving by claiming the family was better without her.
Key quote: "I cooked his meals. I cleaned his clothes"
Ed, Scene 42
Analysis
The short, listing sentences show Ed's frustration as a lone parent. He stresses his daily care to defend himself as the one who stayed.
Key quote: "Is it because I'm too noisy and sometimes I'm 'difficult to control'"
Christopher, Scene 42
Analysis
Christopher blames himself for the family rift. The quotation marks show he is repeating words others have used about him.
Key quote: "I think it should be called a lie because a pig is not like a day"
Christopher, Scene 3
Analysis
Christopher's literal mind rejects metaphor. This shows how differently he reads language and the world around him.
Key quote: "if you don't tell the truth now, then later on it hurts even more"
Ed, Scene 26
Analysis
Ed preaches the value of honesty, which is deeply ironic because he is hiding the truth about Judy and Wellington.
Key quote: "Father had murdered Wellington. That meant he could murder me"
Christopher, Scene 47
Analysis
Christopher uses cold logic to reach a frightening conclusion. The short sentences build a sense of fear and danger.
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