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

2. How old is John Hammond?

3. When Nedry gets out of the Jeep to determine where on the island he actually is, Nedry runs into a dinosaur. What does the dinosaur do to Nedry?

4. As the raft that Grant and the children are floating on picks up speed and nears the waterfall, what does Grant see as he looks over the waterfall to the surging pool below the falls?

5. After power has been restored and the computer systems reset, Tim runs a count of the animals on the island. How many are now on the island?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

2. 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?

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. After a system reset, why do all of the individual modules have to be brought online manually?

8. 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?

9. After the power is restored and the systems are reset, Grant comments that equilibrium is being restored to the island. How is true equilibrium being reached on the island?

10. As John Hammond was lying in the creek that he had fallen into after being startled during his walk in the compound, what did he realize about his grandchildren?

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 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

In the early parts of the story, there are many incorrect theories about the identity of the lizard that attacked Tina Bowman. Describe two of these incorrect theories and discuss how a proper identification at this early stage might have impacted the story and saved people's lives on Hammond's island. Would a correct identification of the lizard have made a difference at all? Why or why not? Support your answer with examples from the story.

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