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What is your take on Mr. Shears' reaction to having Christopher stay with them? What does this tell you about him? What does it tell you about the relationship between the couple?
What is your take on Christopher's mother? How is her behavior awkward or unmotherly? How is she motherly?
Christopher is bent on taking his math test. What does his persistence on this matter tell us about him?
Why doesn't he empathize with his mother's situation at all?
Christopher's mother essentially steals Mr. Shears' car to take Christopher back home. Why is this significant? What does her move back there indicate?
Do you think Christopher and his mother will have a better relationship now, or not? What details inform your choice?
Do you think Christopher will ever trust his father again? What details inform your answer?
Why was the math test so important but the results so much less important?
What is significant about Christopher receiving a dog to replace Toby?