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Christopher is a 15-year-old math prodigy with behavioral issues characteristic of autism spectrum disorder. Because he is so analytical and literal, Christopher has trouble understanding people. He is determined to solve the mystery of who killed his neighbor’s dog with a garden fork and has been questioning his neighbors about it. Most of them have flippantly dismissed him, but the kind Mrs. Alexander takes him more seriously. In this scene, Christopher talks to Mrs. Alexander for the first
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Start: Christopher: Do you know anything about Wellington getting killed?
Mrs. Alexander: I’m afraid you’re going to have to say that again. I’m a little deaf.
Christopher: Do you know anything about Wellington getting killed?
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End: Mrs. Alexander: I’m afraid marzipan is yellow too. Perhaps I should bring out some biscuits instead. Do you like biscuits?
Christopher: Yes. Some sort of biscuits.
Mrs. Alexander: I’ll get a selection.
Simon Stephens. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Methuen Drama, 2012, pp. 23-26.
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