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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. When the soldiers on the helicopters that pick up the remaining group members from the island ask who is in charge, what does Grant reply?

2. How does Nedry come to realize that he misses the turn off for the east dock?

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

4. Where do Tim and Lex meet up again with Grant and Gennaro?

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

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

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

4. How does Dr. Grant gain access to the secure areas of the visitor center once the power has been restored and all of the security doors are again locked?

5. As Dr. Grant tries to lead the raptors away from where Gennaro and the children are trapped, he finds the hatchery. Why is Grant excited to be in the hatchery?

6. After a system reset, why do all of the individual modules have to be brought online manually?

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

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. Why does Ellie hope that Grant and the children are together in the park?

10. Describe why Arnold is somewhat impressed by the code that Nedry had programmed in to the computer system to disable the system while Nedry stole the embryos.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The book is entitled, "Jurassic Park." Why did the author choose this title? How does the title foreshadow the creatures used in the novel, the events that unfold on the island, and the choice of Alan Grant as one of the main characters?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the group of people trying to regain control of the island with the group of raptors on the island. Compare these two groups in terms of overall number, intelligence, ability to plan, and success achieved. How are they similar? How are they different? Did the group of people actually outsmart the raptors? Why or why not? Support your answer with examples from the story.

Essay Topic 3

Dennis Nedry wears different masks in the story. Both a great computer programmer and the mastermind behind the theft of the frozen embryos, Nedry is a study in contradictions. Identify, then compare and contrast the different sides of Nedry. How would his master plan for the theft have been affected had he not employed his expert computer programmer identity? Why is it necessary for Nedry to wear different masks?

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