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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. While on the dig site, how do Grant and his team measure the passing of time?
2. Why does the ship that is unloading supplies at the dock request an early departure from the island?
3. What does Tina do when she notices the lizard on the Costa Rican beach?
4. What version number are the dinosaurs that are currently living on the island?
5. In the coffee shop at the San Francisco airport, a man from InGen's competitor meets with an unidentified employee of InGen. Who is the man representing InGen's competition?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Arnold believe the computer system is completely secure?
2. Why do the board members at InGen's corporate rival engage in a corporate espionage plot?
3. What is Ian Malcolm's area of specialization and how does this area apply to Safari Island?
4. When the group reassembles in the visitor building in order to begin their tour, Malcolm upsets Hammond. What does Malcolm do?
5. Why does Dr. Carter not believe Ed Regis' explanation of how the injured man helicoptered to the clinic was hurt?
6. Why was Gennaro not happy to have to make the trip to Hammond's island?
7. Describe the reasons why the Environmental Protection Agency is suspicious of the Hammond Foundation in respect to amber?
8. Describe the "little" Tyrannosaurus rex that is in the T-Rex enclosure.
9. Describe the item given to the unidentified man from InGen at the meeting to plan the theft of the embryos.
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast how the character of Donald Gennaro changes as the story progresses. Be sure to include your assessment of Donald's character when he first meets John Hammond, when he meets with his boss before departing for the island, when he first sees the dinosaurs, and when he is flown off of the island. Use examples from the story to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Identify four of the members of the group invited by Hammond to preview Jurassic Park. Then, compare and contrast the backgrounds, experiences, and opinions of the four group members you identified. Was each member of the group necessary in order for Hammond's island to pass inspection? Why or why not? Was any member of the group expendable? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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