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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. Where do Dr. Grant and the children take shelter for the night in the park?
2. When Tim regains consciousness after the electric car he was riding in was attacked by the Tyrannosaurus rex, where is he?
3. When the helicopters burst through the fog over the beach, what do the raptors do?
4. When Nedry's disabling code in the computer system is found, and the systems are brought back online, how many sections of the fence do not come back up?
5. Who does Hammond ultimately blame for Jurassic Park's failure?
Short Essay Questions
1. As Grant and the children are floating down the river, they come to the aviary and notice that it is not yet finished. Why do they decide to stop in the aviary anyway?
2. After power is restored and Malcolm and Hammond are safe in the lodge, they begin to discuss the fate of the planet. Hammond asserts that the planet is in danger. Malcolm disagrees. What does Malcolm believe?
3. Based on the behavior of the raptors on the beach, what does Grant realize about how the raptor colony is organized?
4. Hammond is proud that the motion sensors cover 92% of the park. Malcolm maintains that the sensors are inadequate. Why?
5. As Hammond wanders through the compound after leaving Malcolm's bedside, what does he plan to do with the next phase of his life?
6. After discovering the missing embryos, Dr. Wu runs a search and discovers something about the frog DNA that Dr. Grant had referred to. What did Wu discover?
7. Why does finding the broken watch in the crumpled Land Cruiser give Muldoon hope that at least one of the children is still alive?
8. 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?
9. How do Tim and Lex survive their encounter with the raptor in the lodge?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
After arriving on Isla Nublar, both Dr. Sattler and Mr. Gennaro see the dinosaurs for the first time. Describe the reaction of each of these characters upon seeing the dinosaurs. Then, compare and contrast these two characters using their reaction to seeing the dinosaurs as the starting point for a larger discussion about how these two are different.
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