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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. Who meets Hammond's group after they land on Safari Island?

2. What does Grant notice exists in the real tourist compound that was absent on the architectural drawings that Grant received from Hammond?

3. What type of baby dinosaur does the tour group meet when they enter the nursery?

4. How long has the park's geneticist been working on the dinosaur creations?

5. As Hammond's group makes its way from the landing site to the tourist compound, what does Alan Grant see?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Even though the research doctor declared that Tina was attacked by a basilisk lizard, why does he continue to search for answers by returning to the beach where the attack took place?

4. What is the final reminder to Gennaro from his boss regarding the purpose of Gennaro's trip to Costa Rica? Why does this reminder make Gennaro uncomfortable?

5. Why does Arnold believe the computer system is completely secure?

6. The scientists at the dig site lived in tipis. Why?

7. Identify three glitches that Nedry still has to fix in the computer system.

8. Describe the "little" Tyrannosaurus rex that is in the T-Rex enclosure.

9. Why was Gennaro not happy to have to make the trip to Hammond's island?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dennis Nedry wears different masks in the story. Both a great computer programmer and the mastermind behind the theft of the frozen embryos, Nedry is a study in contradictions. Identify, then compare and contrast the different sides of Nedry. How would his master plan for the theft have been affected had he not employed his expert computer programmer identity? Why is it necessary for Nedry to wear different masks?

Essay Topic 2

John Hammond and Ian Malcolm meet two times in the story. Describe the situation surrounding each of these meetings. Then, examine how the first meeting impacted the second meeting.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Alan Grant with Donald Gennaro.

a. How are the two characters similar in terms of their professional lives? How are they different?

b. How are the two characters similar in their personality characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses? How are they different?

c. Both of these characters ultimately survive the ordeal on the Costa Rican island. Was each character's survival a result of their own doing or a result of dumb luck? Support your reasoning.

d. Looking forward, how might this ordeal have affected each of these men as they moved forward with their lives? Would they be similarly affected or not? Explain your answers and your reasoning.

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