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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which sick dinosaur is the veterinarian caring for in the park?
(a) A liphosaurus.
(b) A stegosaurus.
(c) A dilophosaur.
(d) A brontosaurus.

2. What is Ian Malcolm's profession?
(a) Ian is a mathematician.
(b) Ian is an investment banker.
(c) Ian is a disaster relief specialist.
(d) Ian is a paleobotanist.

3. As Hammond's group makes its way from the landing site to the tourist compound, what does Alan Grant see?
(a) A dinosaur.
(b) A large lizard.
(c) A prehistoric plant.
(d) A poisonous snake.

4. Where does the gruesome attack by lizards on a newborn baby take place?
(a) Bahia Anasco.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Puntarenas.
(d) San Jose.

5. How does the grandmother whose sleeping grandchild is bitten describe the lizard she sees?
(a) Brown with red dots.
(b) Green with red dots.
(c) Brown with green stripes.
(d) Green with brown stripes.

Short Answer Questions

1. While on the dig site, how do Grant and his team measure the passing of time?

2. How will the embryos be smuggled off of Hammond's island?

3. What type of animal does Grant first see after landing on the island?

4. How many lizards were involved in the gruesome attack on the newborn baby?

5. What is John Hammond's island off of the Costa Rican coast also known as?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Arnold, why is Jurassic Park the most ambitious theme park in history?

2. When the group reassembles in the visitor building in order to begin their tour, Malcolm upsets Hammond. What does Malcolm do?

3. Why does Dr. Carter not believe Ed Regis' explanation of how the injured man helicoptered to the clinic was hurt?

4. What is Ian Malcolm's area of specialization and how does this area apply to Safari Island?

5. Why does the report received from Dr. Stone's team initially allay Dr. Guitierrez's fears about the lizard?

6. Tina's parents had a hard time dismissing Dr. Guitierrez's conclusions because his description of the basilisk lizard didn't match with what Tina said she observed. What happens in the hospital as Tina is preparing to leave to prove just how observant she actually is?

7. According to the essay in the book's introduction, what is the purpose of genetic engineering research?

8. Why do the board members at InGen's corporate rival engage in a corporate espionage plot?

9. As the group is traveling from the helicopter pad to the tourist compound after seeing the first dinosaurs, what do Grant and Malcolm discuss and why?

10. Describe the reasons why the Environmental Protection Agency is suspicious of the Hammond Foundation in respect to amber?

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