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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. What does Gennaro expect the Costa Rican National Guard to do when they reach the island?

2. Why were the emergency radios inoperable when Muldoon first distributed them among the staff?

3. After searching the computer codes for over twelve hours, what is Arnold still unable to locate in the code?

4. Who finally reaches Sattler and Harding as they are following the compys using a walkie-talkie?

5. Inside the dinosaur nursery, what does Tim use to try to distract the raptors that are chasing him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Nedry upset by the storm as he fled the compound and headed to the east dock?

2. As Dr. Grant tries to lead the raptors away from where Gennaro and the children are trapped, he finds the hatchery. Why is Grant excited to be in the hatchery?

3. Why does finding the broken watch in the crumpled Land Cruiser give Muldoon hope that at least one of the children is still alive?

4. 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?

5. 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.

6. As Hammond wanders through the compound after leaving Malcolm's bedside, what does he plan to do with the next phase of his life?

7. Hammond is proud that the motion sensors cover 92% of the park. Malcolm maintains that the sensors are inadequate. Why?

8. Why does Ellie hope that Grant and the children are together in the park?

9. Nedry modifies the computer program in order to hide the theft of the embryos and buy enough time for him to meet the boat at the east dock. What exactly does Nedry program the computer to do?

10. When the sensors finally come back online, they do not locate Grant and Hammond's grandchildren. Why not?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In many ways, the novel is a series of contrasts designed to heighten the reader's awareness and draw the reader deeper into the story. Identify at least three contrasts that are used in the novel. Describe these contrasts and determine how they impact the story's plot as well as the reader's emotional involvement in the characters' lives. If these identified contrasts were not included in the story, what impact would their absence have on the storyline, the characters' development, and the readers' involvement?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Ian Malcolm and John Hammond.

a. How are the two characters similar? How are they different?

b. Compare the role that chaos theory plays in each of their lives. How is each character affected by this theory, both positively and negatively?

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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