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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. 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?
2. What do Harding and Malcolm fashion the baby dinosaur's cast out of?
3. When Levine's rescuer finds him, where is Levine?
4. What sets off the external alarm at the trailer's camp site?
5. As Levine sees the dinosaurs changing colors, what does he suddenly realize about these dinosaurs?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Malcolm discount Darwin's natural selection theory?
2. After the raptors roll the cage away, what does Kelly tell the others about the lone raptor that went off on its own?
3. When Levine is alone in the high hide after the others have gone back to the trailer to await Harding's arrival, what does Levine do that he never intended to do, and why does he think Malcolm will be upset with him?
4. Why is the decision made to tag and release the baby dinosaurs on Isla Sorna?
5. How is the dinosaur kill site that Harding sees different from anything she has seen before in Africa?
6. How does Levine respond when Malcolm and Thorne berate him for coming to Costa Rica alone and without telling the others where he was going?
7. 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?
8. Based on the discussion between Levine, Malcolm, Thorne, and Arby regarding apatosaurs, why do these dinosaurs probably have long necks?
9. When the dinosaur that Arby warned the three men about sees the Explorer, what does the dinosaur do, and why?
10. After Dodgson is carried off by the adult tyrannosaur, the dinosaur does not kill and eat Dodgson. Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss Richard Levine at the beginning of the book - the man whose overriding goal is to discover the lost world. What is his motivation? What drives him? Then, discuss the frightened and timid Levine in the middle of the book - the man who wants to lock doors and hide from the dinosaurs. What is his motivation? What drives him? How do the events that happen between these two personalities change Levine from the dreamer to the realist? Who is Levine at the end of the book? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the characteristics, roles, loyalties, and agendas of the following people in the story: Ed James, Doc Thorne, Lewis Dodgson, and Sarah Harding.
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