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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. Inside the dinosaur nursery, what does Tim use to try to distract the raptors that are chasing him?

2. What does Gennaro expect the Costa Rican National Guard to do when they reach the island?

3. Who finally reaches Sattler and Harding as they are following the compys using a walkie-talkie?

4. After power has been restored and the computer systems reset, Tim runs a count of the animals on the island. How many are now on the island?

5. When the group finally reaches the raptor's colony, how many different nests are there?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Grant and the children are floating down the river, they come to the aviary and notice that it is not yet finished. Why do they decide to stop in the aviary anyway?

2. Nedry modifies the computer program in order to hide the theft of the embryos and buy enough time for him to meet the boat at the east dock. What exactly does Nedry program the computer to do?

3. Why was Nedry upset by the storm as he fled the compound and headed to the east dock?

4. When Grant finds Gennaro in the truck at the generator's maintenance building, Gennaro is relieved to see him and relieved that the compys that had been surrounding the truck left when Grant approached. Grant is not surprised the compys didn't attack Gennaro. Why?

5. After discovering the missing embryos, Dr. Wu runs a search and discovers something about the frog DNA that Dr. Grant had referred to. What did Wu discover?

6. Why does finding the broken watch in the crumpled Land Cruiser give Muldoon hope that at least one of the children is still alive?

7. Describe the role that an animal's temperament plays in how tranquilizers affect the beast, as alluded to by Muldoon when he and Gennaro were about to attempt to tranquilize the T-rex.

8. How do Tim and Lex survive their encounter with the raptor in the lodge?

9. The conversation that Grant has with his visitor at the pool in San Juan finally reveals why the Hammond Foundation only supported archeological digs in northern climates. Why?

10. Hammond is proud that the motion sensors cover 92% of the park. Malcolm maintains that the sensors are inadequate. Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Alan Grant with Donald Gennaro.

a. How are the two characters similar in terms of their professional lives? How are they different?

b. How are the two characters similar in their personality characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses? How are they different?

c. Both of these characters ultimately survive the ordeal on the Costa Rican island. Was each character's survival a result of their own doing or a result of dumb luck? Support your reasoning.

d. Looking forward, how might this ordeal have affected each of these men as they moved forward with their lives? Would they be similarly affected or not? Explain your answers and your reasoning.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

John Hammond likens Jurassic Park to a combination zoo and amusement park.

a. Compare and contrast a real-world zoo with Jurassic Park. How are they similar? How are they different?

b. Compare and contrast a real-world amusement park with Jurassic Park. How are they similar? How are they different?

c. How does the author use common, real-world places to enhance the believability of Jurassic Park? Provide examples from the story to support your answer.

d. Is the author successful in creating a believable park? Why or why not? Be sure to support your answer.

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