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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 long has the park's geneticist been working on the dinosaur creations?
2. Who is traveling in the second car for the tour through the animal enclosures?
3. What does Sattler notice about many of the plants surrounding the pool at the tourist compound?
4. How does Donald Gennaro react when he sees the island's animals?
5. In the coffee shop at the San Francisco airport, a man from InGen's competitor meets with an unidentified employee of InGen. Who is the man representing InGen's competition?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Dr. Carter not believe Ed Regis' explanation of how the injured man helicoptered to the clinic was hurt?
2. Why was Gennaro not happy to have to make the trip to Hammond's island?
3. According to the essay in the book's introduction, what is the purpose of genetic engineering research?
4. Describe the "little" Tyrannosaurus rex that is in the T-Rex enclosure.
5. According to Arnold, why is Jurassic Park the most ambitious theme park in history?
6. What comprised the bulk of the work undertaken by the Tropical Diseases Laboratory?
7. What view does Muldoon hold that often puts him at odds with the Jurassic Park owners?
8. What is Ian Malcolm's area of specialization and how does this area apply to Safari Island?
9. What about the graph of the procompsognathida population worries Malcolm?
10. According to Dr. Wu, why did the scientists create so many procompsognathus?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At the heart of the story is the discovery of dinosaur DNA. Without this discovery, Hammond's island never would have been created.
a. Discuss the process used by the scientists to initially harvest the DNA. How realistic is the science described in the story?
b. Frog DNA is also a critical element in the development of several of the dinosaur types. Why was frog DNA used by the scientists? What was the intended purpose of using frog DNA? What was the actual result? Did the frog DNA works as the scientists expected it to work? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
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