Oryx and Crake Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Oryx and Crake Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 101 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What does Snowman wrap himself in to start the day?

2. What is Snowman's earliest memory of his life?

3. What role does Jimmy establish himself as when he is a student at HelthWyzer?

4. What do the women do to the injured boy?

5. What is the name of the camera man?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Oryx's childhood.

2. Describe the relationship that Jimmy has with his parents.

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

4. What theories do you have about how the world has ended up this way?

5. What things is Snowman scared of?

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

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

8. How does Crake insult Jimmy?

9. Why does Sharon leave? Why does Sharon destroy the computers?

10. How does Snowman feel about Crake?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is significant about Snowman's bonfire memory? What does Snowman think as a child when he sees the bonfire? Why is it significant to Snowman's current situation in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Consider the way that Snowman reacts to the events around him. Do you think he is realistic in the way he reacts? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the way dreams are a motif in the novel. Why are dreams so important, and how is this shown?

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