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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 is Snowman's earliest memory of his life?
(a) A trip to the library.
(b) A bonfire.
(c) Meeting Crake at school.
(d) Surfing the internet with Crake.

2. What does Snowman wrap himself in to start the day?
(a) A woman's dressing gown.
(b) A dirty bed sheet.
(c) A nightshirt.
(d) An old terry cloth robe.

3. What type of ritual do the males perform each morning?
(a) Urination.
(b) Mating.
(c) Killing animals.
(d) Singing.

4. What is Oryx renamed by her owner?
(a) RuRu.
(b) En.
(c) SuSu.
(d) OrOr.

5. At what place does Snowman believe he will find guns?
(a) Snowman's old home.
(b) A watch tower in another city.
(c) Buried near the ocean.
(d) The bubble-dome.

Short Answer Questions

1. After thinking about beverages, what does Snowman regret?

2. What is the name of one of Jimmy's hand puppets?

3. Why doesn't it matter that Snowman does not know what time it is?

4. What time does Snowman believe it is as he turns inland?

5. What type of meat is frequently served at OrganInc's cafeteria?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Crake's opinion on poverty?

2. Why don't the children know what a real Snowman is?

3. Describe the Crakers.

4. How is suspense created in the beginning of the novel before the reader is introduced to the specific details of Snowman's world?

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

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

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

8. How does Jimmy's family foreshadow the future?

9. What things is Snowman scared of?

10. How do the Crakers bore Snowman?

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