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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 did George insist on doing that Evans attempted to talk him out of?

2. What did "Bolden" take from Sarah's vehicle?

3. What year did meteorologists claim that El Ninos could be predicted?

4. Where was this conference held?

5. How many pilots does George have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the man that Sarah is following described?

2. What things gave away the man posing as a geologist in the jungle?

3. For what reasons didn't Sarah blend in with the crowd?

4. Why was everyone so concerned about George?

5. What happened to Damon in Vancouver?

6. What things put Evans off about NERF?

7. Why doesn't Sarah want to go to the police?

8. Why did Sarah get such eager help at the surplus store she went to?

9. What difference is there in Evans behavior towards Kenner in the beginning of the Terror section and towards the end?

10. What was on the piece of paper beneath the statue and what were they expecting?

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

Compare and contrast Evans and Drake. What kind of characters are they? What kind of people would they be if they existed in real life? How do their personalities contrast each other? How could they compliment each other?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the fictional organization NERF to the real organization, ELF. How does the author spin the perspective of the reader from admiration of the cause and dedication of NERF to such a discontent radiation at the end of the novel? How is this change of view imperative to the progression of the story?

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