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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. Where are the two electric cars when the power goes out and the cars come to a stop?

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

3. How many people had originally been on the island before Nedry disabled the system and the chaos began?

4. When Grant, Gennaro, Tim, and Lex finally reach the control room, who is able to restart the main power from the computer?

5. As the raptors are standing on the beach, which of the raptors are standing at the outside of the formation?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Based on his prior experience in Africa, what does Muldoon expect to see as a result of the Tyrannosaurus rex's attack on the electric cars?

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

7. 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?

8. While dining with Dr. Wu as the storm rages on the island, what fear does John Hammond admit to?

9. 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?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

John Hammond and Ian Malcolm meet two times in the story. Describe the situation surrounding each of these meetings. Then, examine how the first meeting impacted the second meeting.

Essay Topic 3

At the heart of the story is the discovery of dinosaur DNA. Without this discovery, Hammond's island never would have been created.

a. Discuss the process used by the scientists to initially harvest the DNA. How realistic is the science described in the story?

b. Frog DNA is also a critical element in the development of several of the dinosaur types. Why was frog DNA used by the scientists? What was the intended purpose of using frog DNA? What was the actual result? Did the frog DNA works as the scientists expected it to work? Why or why not?

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