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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. How does the researcher obtain the carcass of the lizard on the beach where Tina was attacked?
2. Who is the researcher that Tina's doctor refers the family to in order to determine what kind of animal attacked their daughter on the Costa Rican beach?
3. What is the name of Tina's doctor in Puntarenas?
4. As the group reassembles in the visitor center to begin their tour, a helicopter arrives on the island. Who is on the helicopter?
5. What type of animal does Grant first see after landing on the island?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was Gennaro not happy to have to make the trip to Hammond's island?
2. Explain why paleontologists debate whether dinosaurs were cold-blooded or warm-blooded animals.
3. According to Malcolm, what is the difference between physics and chaos theory? Give examples for each.
4. The feeling at Cowan, Swain, and Ross is that John Hammond can no longer be trusted. Why?
5. Why was Dr. Grant concerned about protecting the partially exposed fossil before he departed for Costa Rica?
6. While Sattler, Grant, and the veterinarian are trying to figure out why their dinosaur is sick, Malcolm shares with Gennaro his theory of life. What does Malcolm believe and believes is confirmed through chaos theory?
7. 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?
8. The scientists at the dig site lived in tipis. Why?
9. Identify three glitches that Nedry still has to fix in the computer system.
10. When the group reassembles in the visitor building in order to begin their tour, Malcolm upsets Hammond. What does Malcolm do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast how the character of Donald Gennaro changes as the story progresses. Be sure to include your assessment of Donald's character when he first meets John Hammond, when he meets with his boss before departing for the island, when he first sees the dinosaurs, and when he is flown off of the island. Use examples from the story to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the group of people trying to regain control of the island with the group of raptors on the island. Compare these two groups in terms of overall number, intelligence, ability to plan, and success achieved. How are they similar? How are they different? Did the group of people actually outsmart the raptors? Why or why not? Support your answer with examples from the story.
Essay Topic 3
The book is entitled, "Jurassic Park." Why did the author choose this title? How does the title foreshadow the creatures used in the novel, the events that unfold on the island, and the choice of Alan Grant as one of the main characters?
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