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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 color was the truck that was following Sarah and Evans?

2. How long could it take Greenland to lose its icepack?

3. Who shows up to rescue them?

4. How many millimeters does Drake say the ocean has risen?

5. What did the SUV clang against in the river?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why would the military fund weather research?

2. What lies did Evans tell Drake?

3. What is so miraculous about Aspirin?

4. Why does Drake hate the cause he fights for?

5. Why did the investigators turn to computer simulations regarding the crash of Morton's car?

6. What did the studies on scientific bias find?

7. Why did Kenner ask Sarah to remove anything metal?

8. How did Morton fake his own death?

9. What is the purpose of Hoffman's research?

10. Why was the frustration Drake evinced perfectly understandable?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the lack of romance in this novel. What do you think is the most likely reason that Crichton doesn't use romance in the novel? How do you think romance is portrayed by the author? How does Evans seem to be when he admits his love for Sarah? Why do you think she doesn't want to reciprocate?

Essay Topic 2

Which do you think is more important--fighting global warming or pollution. Why? What is it that one person can do for either? Do you support either cause? How or why not? What about your family?

Essay Topic 3

How has this book changed your outlook on environmental issues, or has it? What are the most important points to you that this book makes? Why do you think people don't focus more on garbage and pollution, instead of global warming, as garbage and pollution are something that each individual can make a difference with?

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