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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Snowman expect to be gone on his journey to the compound?
(a) Two or three days.
(b) One day.
(c) Two months.
(d) Four weeks.

2. What name does Jimmy's mom use when she signs postcards?
(a) Monica.
(b) Marshall.
(c) Marsha.
(d) Mary.

3. What animals cannot be hunted?
(a) Those that are sacred to Oryx.
(b) Those that are sacred to Killer.
(c) Those that are sacred to Snowman.
(d) Those that are sacred to Crake.

4. What happens to Jimmy's former pet?
(a) His mom "liberates" it.
(b) His dad kills it.
(c) Jimmy accidentally kills it.
(d) Crake sets it free.

5. What do the women do to the injured boy?
(a) They bandage him up.
(b) They purr at him.
(c) They make him perform his morning rituals anyway.
(d) They make no attempts to heal him.

6. Where does Jimmy live with his mother and father?
(a) An apartment in the pleeblands.
(b) In Crake's dome.
(c) A company supplied compound home.
(d) A dormitory.

7. What is the name of the camera man?
(a) Eric.
(b) Phil.
(c) Jack.
(d) Crake.

8. What is Ramona's job?
(a) Genologist.
(b) Lab technician.
(c) Architect.
(d) Microbiologist.

9. What ailment does Snowman believe he is suffering from that makes him decide to go to the compound?
(a) Starvation.
(b) Dehydration.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Ulcers.

10. What objects do the children bring Snowman from the ocean?
(a) A tash bag full of cans and bottles.
(b) A computer mouse, pop bottle, and fast food container.
(c) A dead animal and a computer mouse.
(d) A pair of sunglasses, a cell phone, and a book.

11. What fruit is hidden near Snowman's tree?
(a) Apples.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Mangoes.
(d) Coconuts.

12. How are Oryx's actions monitored by her owner?
(a) Through a fake flower.
(b) Through a watch.
(c) Through her bracelet.
(d) Through a camera in her room.

13. What time does Snowman usually retreat to the forest?
(a) 2 p.m.
(b) 11 a.m.
(c) 8 p.m.
(d) 9 a.m.

14. What does Snowman drink water out of?
(a) Pepsi cans.
(b) A seashell.
(c) Beer bottles.
(d) The ocean.

15. What is Snowman's purpose for going on the journey?
(a) To jog his memory.
(b) To find food.
(c) To find a notebook to use as a journal.
(d) To find a gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the author's purpose in the first two sections of the novel?

2. What food do the new humans bring to Snowman?

3. Why does Snowman retreat to the forest in the middle of the day?

4. What does the camera man teach Oryx?

5. What do the new humans smell like?

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