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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. At what place does Snowman believe he will find guns?

2. What is the author's purpose in the first two sections of the novel?

3. Who moves in with Jimmy and his father?

4. What type of ritual do the males perform each morning?

5. What does Snowman pretend his watch is for the children?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Oryx's childhood.

4. Describe the Crakers.

5. What things is Snowman scared of?

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

7. What has been eliminated from the human experience for the Crakers?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

How are flashbacks used in Oryx and Crake to keep the plot's action continuing? What would the novel be like without flashbacks? Why are they so vital to the story?

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