lit circles 5

Today, my group completed the fifth section of the book, the Curious Incident of the Dog in the nighttime. Danny was the scribe as we discussed this section. I posed the question, "Why would Christopher's dad tell him the code to his cash card? He knew that one day he would have to tell Christopher that his mom was alive and he should have thought that Christopher might react badly and steal the cash card? Alexa responded saying that he might have done it just in case of an emergency, but we all agreed that he should have foresaw what was going to happen. Alexa and I shared the same question "Why did the police man and the ticket-lady let Christopher on the train? Danny thought that any kid could get on a train as long as they payed. As I was pondering his response, I thought that there was now way he should've been allowed on the train. It says that the ticket-lady and the police officer were both aware that Christopher had been staring into space for 2 and a half hours. This should already raise a red flag. Danny asked the question "How would Christopher's mother react if Christopher showed up at her front door?" At first, I thought she would be happy, but then I thought about Mr. Shears. From what I know about him, I feel he would react badly to Christopher and want him out of the house immediately. I feel that this could lead to Mr. Shears and Christopher's mom possibly breaking up and Christopher's parents getting back together.