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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. How often are female Crakers fertile?
(a) Every year.
(b) Every 2 months.
(c) Every 3 years.
(d) Every 6 days.

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

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

4. Who moves in with Jimmy and his father?
(a) Oryx.
(b) Ramona.
(c) Sharon.
(d) Crake.

5. What do the new humans ask Snowman about when they bring him fish?
(a) Oryx's birth.
(b) Crake's birth.
(c) Crake's favorite food.
(d) Crake's pets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What project is Jimmy's dad a key worker in?

2. What is Oryx renamed by her owner?

3. What does Snowman wrap himself in to start the day?

4. What type of meat is frequently served at OrganInc's cafeteria?

5. What color stimulates the male Crakers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Crakers.

2. How does Snowman feel about Crake?

3. Are Jimmy and Crake good friends for each other? Why or why not?

4. In what ways is Oryx a pawn? What does this foreshadow?

5. Why does Snowman tell the children that he has feathers instead of stubble?

6. What has been eliminated from the human experience for the Crakers?

7. What can the reader infer about the creatures that Snowman encounters?

8. How does Crake insult Jimmy?

9. How does Snowman feel when telling the Crakers stories about Crake?

10. Why does Jimmy ("Snowman") believe that the nickname "Abominable Snowman" fits him?

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