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

2. What is the name of Jimmy's mother?

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

4. What does Snowman end up telling the children about the items they bring him from the ocean?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what ways is Oryx a pawn? What does this foreshadow?

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

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

5. What is Crake's opinion on poverty?

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

7. How does Snowman feel about Crake?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What role does foreshadowing play in Oryx and Crake? What indicators of foreshadowing are in the novel? What is foreshadowed early on in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Jimmy's family and the role his mother and father play in his development. How does Jimmy try to replace his family later on in life? Does he succeed? Why or why not?

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