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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. According to Malcolm, how long do most mammals survive?

2. Malcolm dresses entirely in one color. What color is it?

3. Where does the Costa Rican government assume that the aberrant animals are coming from?

4. Who does InGen hire to publicly deny the rumors that surrounded InGen and the Costa Rican island?

5. Who first set forth the theory of evolution?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dodgson convince the head of Biosyn to allow Dodgson one more opportunity to successfully gain the dinosaur DNA he has been seeking?

2. Why does Levine hire Kelly and Arby to run errands for him?

3. Describe Ian Malcolm's feelings regarding the theory that the dinosaurs were wiped out by a meteor strike.

4. When Thorne and the children arrive at Levine's apartment, name three items that they find.

5. A statue of a raptor is outside the biology department at the university where Malcolm works. Why does Malcolm think the statue of the velociraptor is insulting to the raptor?

6. What do the members of Malcolm's audience have in common?

7. According to Malcolm's speech, what is the average rate of extinction on the planet?

8. What two events occur in the 1970s that cause scientists to focus their attention on extinction?

9. Why do the other girls at school taunt Kelly?

10. In the 1970s, why could no one answer questions regarding the fragility of the earth's ecosystem?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After arriving on Isla Sorna, both Eddie Carr and Sarah Harding 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.

Essay Topic 2

George Baselton wears different masks in the story. Both a respected Stanford professor and the mastermind behind the Isla Sorna escapade, Baselton is a study in contradictions. Identify, then compare and contrast the different sides of Baselton. How would Baselton's master plan to steal the dinosaur eggs from Isla Sorna have been affected if he had not been seen as an above-board researcher? Why is it necessary for Baselton to wear different masks?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Ian Malcolm and Richard Levine.

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

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

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