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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. What does the sign the group travels under on their way to the tourist compound say?
(a) Welcome to Jurassic Park.
(b) Enter at your own risk.
(c) Please do not feed the animals.
(d) Welcome to Safari Island.

2. According to Hammond, how many people have died during the construction on Hammond's park?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

3. What is the name of the veterinarian for Jurassic Park?
(a) Dr. Creighton.
(b) Dr. Cruz.
(c) Dr. Harding.
(d) Dr. Hadley.

4. How does Donald Gennaro react when he sees the island's animals?
(a) Donald is overwhelmed.
(b) Donald is greedy.
(c) Donald is furious.
(d) Donald is frightened.

5. Years before the story takes place, Malcolm worked as a consultant. Whom did Malcolm consult for?
(a) Columbia University.
(b) Dr. Guitierrez.
(c) InGen.
(d) BioSyn.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Hammond and Wu listen to the negative comments from the tour participants, who does Hammond blame for all of the negativity?

2. When the InGen helicopter lands outside of the clinic, who gets out of the helicopter?

3. Where was Robert Muldoon raised as a child?

4. How does the researcher obtain the carcass of the lizard on the beach where Tina was attacked?

5. Who is John Arnold?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. The feeling at Cowan, Swain, and Ross is that John Hammond can no longer be trusted. Why?

3. Why are the dinosaurs supposedly reliant on the food supplied to them by the Jurassic Park scientists? Why is this an important safety measure?

4. What about the graph of the procompsognathida population worries Malcolm?

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

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

7. What comprised the bulk of the work undertaken by the Tropical Diseases Laboratory?

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

9. Why does Dr. Wu have the utmost confidence in his paleo-DNA?

10. Explain why paleontologists debate whether dinosaurs were cold-blooded or warm-blooded animals.

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