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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. What sets off the external alarm at the trailer's camp site?

2. Where do the raptors take the circular cage?

3. Why is Levine not concerned about the dinosaurs that are approaching the high hide?

4. As Levine's party stands together in the high hide, what does Levine drop carelessly to the ground?

5. What kind of dinosaur kills the man trying to make his way to the river?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Malcolm wait behind in the trailer while Harding races to the high hide to rescue the others?

2. While King has risen up through the ranks of the corporate spies, what has he struggled to do since joining Biosyn?

3. Describe the appearance of the raptor nest.

4. The man who is out searching for gas begins to ponder why the raptors are not following them any longer. What is his theory?

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

6. Eddie wants to splint the baby dinosaur's broken leg so it won't die in the wild. Harding warns him that the cast will kill the baby, too. Why and what does Harding propose?

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

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

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

10. When the men unpack the vehicles, why is Eddie Carr so relieved that they start properly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Through his research, Levine comes to believe that the lost world is located on Isla Sorna. Malcolm agrees.

a. Discuss the process by which Levine and Malcolm come to rest on Isla Sorna as the lost world's hiding place.

b. What features of the island make it a suitable candidate for their expedition? Identify at least five features of the island.

c. What is the importance of the volcano located on the island?

d. Based on the information revealed about Isla Sorna before the group embarks on their trip, would you have believed that Levine located the right island? Why or why not? Be sure to support your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

Both Dodgson and Levine arrive on Isla Sorna specifically because of their need to find the dinosaurs.

a. Compare and contrast the motivations of Dodgson and Levine.

b. How do their differing motivations impact their view of the dinosaurs, their interactions with the jungle environment, and their ability to think on their feet as the situation becomes more fluid and more deadly?

c. How are their relationships to the people they are on the island with dictated by each man's overriding goals?

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