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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. What message do Sattler and Harding receive over the walkie-talkie?

2. Finding the maintenance tunnel behind the waterfall, Grant goes in. What attacks Grant in the maintenance area?

3. As the group waits for help to reach the island, what do Grant and Muldoon decide it is their duty to do?

4. What kind of insects with six-foot wingspans fly by the children as they leave the maintenance shed?

5. How much money was Nedry to be paid for the delivery of the frozen embryos by BioSyn?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the power is restored and the systems are reset, Grant comments that equilibrium is being restored to the island. How is true equilibrium being reached on the island?

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

3. Based on the behavior of the raptors on the beach, what does Grant realize about how the raptor colony is organized?

4. 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?

5. As Hammond wanders through the compound after leaving Malcolm's bedside, what does he plan to do with the next phase of his life?

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

7. As John Hammond was lying in the creek that he had fallen into after being startled during his walk in the compound, what did he realize about his grandchildren?

8. 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?

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

10. When the sensors finally come back online, they do not locate Grant and Hammond's grandchildren. Why not?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the course of the novel, Hammond is involved with two quite different supporters. Compare and contrast the relationship Hammond has with Arnold to the relationship Hammond has with Gennaro. Then, compare and contrast the two men. How do these two relationships influence not only Hammond, but the events that take place on the island?

Essay Topic 2

The arrival of helicopters in the story signal significant plot developments.

a. Identify the four times that helicopters are used in the story.

b. Describe the situation surrounding the helicopter's arrival as well as who is on the helicopter.

c. Examine how the plot develops with each helicopter's arrival. Support your answer with examples from the story.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss John Hammond's character at the beginning of the book, the man whose overriding goal is to bring the world of dinosaurs to the masses. What is his motivation? What drives him? Then, discuss the vengeful Hammond in the middle of the book, the man who will do anything to achieve final approval on his park. What is his motivation? What drives him? How do the events that happen between these two personalities change Hammond from the dreamer to the realist? Who is Hammond at the end of the book? Why?

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