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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Snowman pretend his watch is for the children?
(a) A magnifying glass.
(b) A computer.
(c) A microwave.
(d) A microphone.

2. Why are the new humans scented?
(a) To attract each other.
(b) To ward of other groups of humans.
(c) To ward of mosquitoes.
(d) To ward of pigoons.

3. What time does Snowman believe it is as he turns inland?
(a) 9 a.m.
(b) 4 p.m.
(c) 11 a.m.
(d) 7 a.m.

4. What does Snowman wish he was drinking rather than water when he is in the forest?
(a) Tea.
(b) Beer.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Pepsi.

5. What is the name of Jimmy's mother?
(a) Sharon.
(b) Karen.
(c) Jill.
(d) Katherine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food do the new humans bring to Snowman?

2. What color are the eyes of the new humans?

3. What does Snowman consider doing, but decides against it?

4. What job does Jimmy's father have?

5. What time does Snowman usually retreat to the forest?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Snowman feel when telling the Crakers stories about Crake?

2. Why are the animals being burned in the bonfire that Snowman remembers?

3. Why does Snowman choose the name Thickney? Why does Crake choose this name for himself?

4. How do the Crakers bore Snowman?

5. What can the reader assume about civilization and humanity in Chapter 1?

6. Why does Snowman tell the children that he has feathers instead of stubble?

7. What can the reader infer about the creatures that Snowman encounters?

8. Why does Jimmy ("Snowman") believe that the nickname "Abominable Snowman" fits him?

9. What can the reader infer about the pleeblands since they are labeled as "unsafe"?

10. Are Jimmy and Crake good friends for each other? Why or why not?

(see the answer keys)

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