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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the species type of the lizard not determined in the initial work-up by the Tropical Diseases Laboratory?
(a) Dr. Sattler is away.
(b) Dr. Simpson is away.
(c) Dr. Cruz is away.
(d) Dr. Stone is away.

2. Years before the story takes place, Malcolm worked as a consultant. Whom did Malcolm consult for?
(a) InGen.
(b) BioSyn.
(c) Columbia University.
(d) Dr. Guitierrez.

3. What does Sattler notice about many of the plants surrounding the pool at the tourist compound?
(a) The plants are beautiful.
(b) The plants are prehistoric.
(c) The plants are poisonous.
(d) The plants are easily killed.

4. How many miles of electrified fences are on the island?
(a) 40 miles.
(b) 25 miles.
(c) 75 miles.
(d) 50 miles.

5. Who meets Hammond's group after they land on Safari Island?
(a) John Malcolm.
(b) Dennis Nedry.
(c) Ed Regis.
(d) Don Malsen.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Gennaro and Hammond are flying en route to pick up Grant and Sattler, how many kinds of animals does Hammond reveal are actually on the island?

2. As the tour progresses, what glitch does Arnold see with the electric vehicles?

3. What is amber?

4. How many different toxic enzymes are contained in the venom of a dilophosaur?

5. How does the researcher obtain the carcass of the lizard on the beach where Tina was attacked?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the group reassembles in the visitor building in order to begin their tour, Malcolm upsets Hammond. What does Malcolm do?

2. Identify three glitches that Nedry still has to fix in the computer system.

3. According to Malcolm, what is the difference between physics and chaos theory? Give examples for each.

4. What comprised the bulk of the work undertaken by the Tropical Diseases Laboratory?

5. Describe the "little" Tyrannosaurus rex that is in the T-Rex enclosure.

6. Tina's parents had a hard time dismissing Dr. Guitierrez's conclusions because his description of the basilisk lizard didn't match with what Tina said she observed. What happens in the hospital as Tina is preparing to leave to prove just how observant she actually is?

7. Why was Dr. Grant concerned about protecting the partially exposed fossil before he departed for Costa Rica?

8. Hammond tries to defend Jurassic Park by saying it's like a zoo. How does Malcolm respond to Hammond's defense of the park?

9. Describe the reasons why the Environmental Protection Agency is suspicious of the Hammond Foundation in respect to amber?

10. Why was Gennaro not happy to have to make the trip to Hammond's island?

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