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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. How many metal drums are found behind the store that used to contain gas?
2. In the trailer, whose computer system has Arby managed to hack into?
3. What do Harding and Malcolm fashion the baby dinosaur's cast out of?
4. Who is trapped in the circular cage that the raptors are trying to escape with?
5. When Dodgson regains consciousness, what does he hear?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is the decision made to tag and release the baby dinosaurs on Isla Sorna?
2. As dawn breaks and Levine waits in the store for news of Harding's progress, what does Levine suddenly remember that dawn signifies in predator territory?
3. How do Kelly, Malcolm, and Harding escape from the trailer?
4. While King has risen up through the ranks of the corporate spies, what has he struggled to do since joining Biosyn?
5. Why do Malcolm and Harding believe there is something weird about the predator/prey ratio on the island?
6. How does Levine respond when Malcolm and Thorne berate him for coming to Costa Rica alone and without telling the others where he was going?
7. Describe the type and behavior of dinosaur that is attacking the high hide?
8. The man who is out searching for gas begins to ponder why the raptors are not following them any longer. What is his theory?
9. When the men move out from their landing site, why do they decide to head north?
10. Based on the discussion between Levine, Malcolm, Thorne, and Arby regarding apatosaurs, why do these dinosaurs probably have long necks?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Richard Levine with Lewis Dodgson.
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. Only one of these characters ultimately survives the ordeal on the Costa Rican island. Is Dodgson's death a result of his own doing or a result of dumb luck? Is Levine's survival a result of his own doing or a result of dumb luck? Support your reasoning for both.
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
Throughout the course of the novel, Levine works with two very different men in order to prepare for his expedition - and then once on the island itself. Compare and contrast the relationship Levine has with Thorne to the relationship Hammond has with Malcolm. Then, compare and contrast the two men. How do these two relationships influence not only Levine, but the events that take place on the island?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the characteristics, roles, loyalties, and agendas of the following people in the story: Ed James, Doc Thorne, Lewis Dodgson, and Sarah Harding.
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