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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 painted animal is on Jimmy's boots as he walks through disinfectant?

2. What does Oryx sell?

3. Where is Oryx imprisoned after she is bought?

4. What does Snowman throw to scare away the animals that approach his tree at night?

5. As a child, what does Jimmy believe his only friends are?

Short Essay Questions

1. What can the reader infer about the creatures that Snowman encounters?

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

3. How do the Crakers bore Snowman?

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

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

6. Why does Snowman choose the name Thickney? Why does Crake choose this name for himself?

7. How does Snowman feel about Oryx?

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

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

10. What has been eliminated from the human experience for 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

Is Oryx a pawn in the novel? Why or why not? Do you think that Margaret Atwood is trying to send a message to the reader by doing this?

Essay Topic 3

How is suspense built in the novel? Provide at least three specific examples from the novel to make your point clear.

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