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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the meeting that takes place between a staff member and John Hammond in Hammond's bungalow, what does the staff member try to convince Hammond to do?

2. What is John Hammond's island off of the Costa Rican coast also known as?

3. How does Donald Gennaro react when he sees the island's animals?

4. When the InGen helicopter lands outside of the clinic, who gets out of the helicopter?

5. Who is the head of the Tropical Diseases Laboratory that Dr. Guitierrez sends the lizard carcass to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the report received from Dr. Stone's team initially allay Dr. Guitierrez's fears about the lizard?

2. What view does Muldoon hold that often puts him at odds with the Jurassic Park owners?

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

4. What is Ian Malcolm's area of specialization and how does this area apply to Safari Island?

5. As the group is traveling from the helicopter pad to the tourist compound after seeing the first dinosaurs, what do Grant and Malcolm discuss and why?

6. Why are the dinosaurs supposedly reliant on the food supplied to them by the Jurassic Park scientists? Why is this an important safety measure?

7. The feeling at Cowan, Swain, and Ross is that John Hammond can no longer be trusted. Why?

8. Even though the research doctor declared that Tina was attacked by a basilisk lizard, why does he continue to search for answers by returning to the beach where the attack took place?

9. According to the essay in the book's introduction, what is the purpose of genetic engineering research?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After arriving on Isla Nublar, both Dr. Sattler and Mr. Gennaro see the dinosaurs for the first time. Describe the reaction of each of these characters upon seeing the dinosaurs. Then, compare and contrast these two characters using their reaction to seeing the dinosaurs as the starting point for a larger discussion about how these two are different.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the illusion of control that the park's staff has on the island. Use examples from the book to show why the staff feels they are in control. Then, use a different example from the book to show how the staff is truly not in control. How is the illusion of control beneficial, if at all? How is the illusion of control detrimental, if at all? Support all of your answers with examples.

Essay Topic 3

In the early parts of the story, there are many incorrect theories about the identity of the lizard that attacked Tina Bowman. Describe two of these incorrect theories and discuss how a proper identification at this early stage might have impacted the story and saved people's lives on Hammond's island. Would a correct identification of the lizard have made a difference at all? Why or why not? Support your answer with examples from the story.

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