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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Harding shove at the pursuing raptors so she can reach safety?
(a) Candy bars.
(b) The table.
(c) Ammunition.
(d) The motorbike.

2. According to Malcolm's assessment of the island population, about how many dinosaur species are present on the island?
(a) 5.
(b) 12.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

3. Why do the Jeep's occupants decide to head for the abandoned compound instead returning to the trailer?
(a) The compound has security fences.
(b) The trailer has no more ammunition stores.
(c) The compound is downhill.
(d) The trailer offers no protection.

4. Why is Levine not concerned about the dinosaurs that are approaching the high hide?
(a) Because the high hide is camouflaged.
(b) Because the high hide is stable.
(c) Because the high hide is high enough.
(d) Because the high hide is downwind from their approach.

5. How many video cameras on the island does Arby manage to activate?
(a) 23.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the people in the high hide is the second to fall to the ground?

2. As Levine sees the dinosaurs changing colors, what does he suddenly realize about these dinosaurs?

3. While stopped at the muddy stream bank, about six lizard-size animals the size of a chicken surround the trailer. What kind of animals are these?

4. Using the video cameras that he has activated, what does Arby see on his monitor that he warns the three men is approaching their location?

5. How high do the dinosaurs leap into the air in an attempt to reach the people in the high hide?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kelly end up locating the tunnel that she and the other group members use to escape from the raptors in the store?

2. While everyone is tending to the baby dinosaur, Levine calls in and asks to speak to Thorne privately. What does Levine tell Thorne?

3. After the raptors roll the cage away, what does Kelly tell the others about the lone raptor that went off on its own?

4. How is the dinosaur kill site that Harding sees different from anything she has seen before in Africa?

5. Why do Malcolm and Harding believe there is something weird about the predator/prey ratio on the island?

6. As dawn breaks and Levine waits in the store for news of Harding's progress, what does Levine suddenly remember that dawn signifies in predator territory?

7. After Dodgson is carried off by the adult tyrannosaur, the dinosaur does not kill and eat Dodgson. Why?

8. Based on the discussion between Levine, Malcolm, Thorne, and Arby regarding apatosaurs, why do these dinosaurs probably have long necks?

9. When the men move out from their landing site, why do they decide to head north?

10. When the dinosaur that Arby warned the three men about sees the Explorer, what does the dinosaur do, and why?

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