the curious incident of the dog in the night-time
the monty hall problem
This problem is based on an old game show called Let’s Make a Deal, similar in some respects to the modern day show, Deal or No Deal.
In the original show, Monty Hall would present three doors. Behind one door would be some great prize but the other doors did not contain a great prize.
In the magazine Parade, there was a columnist (Marilyn vos Savant) who claimed she had the highest IQ in the world. People sent her math questions hoping to be the one who tripped her up. The one with the most controversy was this one:
You are on a game show on television. On this game show the idea is to win a car as a prize. The game show host shows you three doors. He says that there is a car behind one of the doors and there are goats behind the other two doors. He asks you to pick a door. You pick a door but the door is not opened. Then the game show host opens one of the doors you didn’t pick to show a goat (because he knows what is behind the doors).
Then
he says that you have one final chance to change your mind before the
doors are opened and you get a car or a goat. So he asks you if you want
to change your mind and pick the other unopened door instead. What should
you do? Stick with your original choice or switch?
Mark Haddon's Monty Hall Game - This site lets you pick the door and offers you the chance to switch or not. You can put this game to the test!
Another "Play the Game" Site - This one is not as good as the above aesthetically, but does keep statistics for you.
Marilyn vos Savant - This site gives Marilyn's original article with all of the originally printed hate mail she received, as printed in Parade Magazine.
Marilyn is Wrong! - This poor guy evidentally spends all his time trying to show that he is smarter than Marilyn. Unfortunately he just doesn't have the IQ she does...
the cottingley fairies
The Cottingley Fairies was a photo hoax done in the early 1900s. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (the author of Sherlock Holmes) believed that they were real and wrote an article on it. This caused all sorts of arguments among people.
The Case of the Cottingley Fairies - This page gives more detail about how it was done and the controversey involved.
More Photos - This page shows all of the photos that were taken showing gnomes and fairies and children - oh my!
conway's soldiers
This is the math
game that Christopher plays in chapter 191. It is similar to checkers,
but you have all your pieces on one side of the board. The object is to
get your pieces as high as possible by jumping them like checkers. Any
piece that is jumped is removed from the board. If you want to play it
yourself, there is a small game of it on this web site:
Conway's
Soldiers
mark haddon
Mark Haddon's Web Site - This very weird site gives more information on his other literary and artistic works. Did I mention that it is weird?
answers to review questions
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 5
Chapter 7
Chapter 11
Chapter 13
Chapter 17
Chapter 19
Chapter 23
Chapter 29
Chapter 31
Chapter 37
Chapter 41
Chapter 43
Chapter 47
Chapter 53
Chapter 59
Chapter 61
Chapter 67
Chapter 71
Chapter 73
Chapter 79
Chapter 83
Chapter 89
Chapter 97
Chapter 101
Chapter 103
Chapter 107
Chapter 109
Chapter 113
Chapter 127
Chapter 131
Chapter
137
1.
Black-faced spider monkey, orangutan, sea lions
Chapter 139
Chapter 149
Chapter 151
Chapter
157
1.
"blanks out" and throws up on himself
Chapter 163
Chapter
167
1.
Because he couldn't trust his father since his father lied and his father
killed Wellington and might kill him.
Chapter 173
Chapter 179
Chapter 181
Chapter 191
Chapter 193
Chapter 197
Chapter 199
Chapter 211
Chapter 223
Chapter 227
Chapter 229
Chapter 233
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Study Questions:
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 5
Chapter 7
Chapter 11
Chapter 13
Chapter 17
Chapter 19
Chapter 23
Chapter 29
Chapter 31
Chapter 37
Chapter 41
Chapter 43
Chapter 47
Chapter 53
Chapter 59
Chapter 61
Chapter 67
Chapter 71
Chapter 73
Chapter 79
Chapter 83
Chapter 89
Chapter 97
Chapter 101
Chapter 103
Chapter 107
Chapter 109
Chapter 113
Chapter 127
Chapter 131
Chapter
137
1. Name two animals Christopher sees at the zoo.
Chapter 139
Chapter 149
Chapter 151
Chapter
157
1. What does Christopher do after he read the letters from
his mother?
Chapter 163
Chapter
167
1. Why didn't Christopher just tell his dad he wanted to move
to London with his father?
Chapter 173
Chapter 179
Chapter 181
Chapter 191
Chapter 193
Chapter 197
Chapter 199
Chapter 211
Chapter 223
Chapter 227
Chapter 229
Chapter 233
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autism links
This is a great place that helps autistic people here in North Carolina. This is the place we are donating to.
The Spring 2007 classes donated: $301.00!
Autism Speaks this is the site that had the fiveforfighting video that we watched in class.
editions
sherlock holmes
Here is the story that we read in class:
Here is the handout on Detective Story Elements