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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. Why does Snowman retreat to the forest in the middle of the day?

2. Who is Oryx sold to?

3. What does the camera man teach Oryx?

4. What does Snowman wrap himself in to start the day?

5. What do the new humans smell like?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe Oryx's childhood.

8. What is Crake's opinion on poverty?

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

10. Why does Snowman cry when leaving the Crakers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the title Oryx and Crake relevant to the novel's story? Who is the story about? Is that shown in the title? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What is the novel's central conflict? Provide evidence to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, Snowman has thoughts and flashbacks that involve both Oryx and Crake. What does Jimmy think of these two? What emotions does he feel for the other two characters?

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