3. As the raft Grant and the children are floating on continues down the river, they encounter two dilophosaurs at the river's edge. What disturbs the dilophosaurs so that the trio can slip by the dinosaurs unnoticed?

4. What type of egg shell does Grant find in the park?

5. Finding the maintenance tunnel behind the waterfall, Grant goes in. What attacks Grant in the maintenance area?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe why Arnold is somewhat impressed by the code that Nedry had programmed in to the computer system to disable the system while Nedry stole the embryos.

2. Explain why the computer only accounted for 238 dinosaurs on the island when there were, as proven through Malcolm's testing, more than 238 dinosaurs on the island.

3. What does Grant's visitor reveal to him as the two men sit by the pool in San Juan discussing the reluctance of the Costa Rican government to permit the survivors to travel back to the United States?

4. Since paleontologists had been digging up bones for years, what did Grant realize that he had forgotten as he was standing on the beach watching the raptors?

5. While hiding from the Tyrannosaurus rex after fleeing the electric car, Ed Regis is visibly upset and feeling very guilty. Why does Ed feel guilty?

6. Describe the role that an animal's temperament plays in how tranquilizers affect the beast, as alluded to by Muldoon when he and Gennaro were about to attempt to tranquilize the T-rex.

7. How do Tim and Lex survive their encounter with the raptor in the lodge?

8. While dining with Dr. Wu as the storm rages on the island, what fear does John Hammond admit to?

9. How does Dr. Grant gain access to the secure areas of the visitor center once the power has been restored and all of the security doors are again locked?

10. When Arnold finally spots the T-rex and radios the dinosaur's position to Muldoon and Gennaro, why does Muldoon become irritated with Arnold?

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

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?