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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. Where does Jimmy believe that Oryx once lived?
(a) Vietnam or Cambodia.
(b) New Jersey or Rhode Island.
(c) China or Japan.
(d) France or Italy.

2. Which word best describes Jimmy's mother's personality?
(a) Clever.
(b) Unavailable.
(c) Emotionally unstable.
(d) Caring.

3. Where has Snowman been sleeping?
(a) In an old bath tub.
(b) In a tree.
(c) In a watch tower.
(d) On the beach.

4. What does Snowman say his stubble is when the children ask about it?
(a) Hair.
(b) Wings.
(c) Needles.
(d) Feathers.

5. What causes Jimmy's parents to argue that he is reminded of by the bonfire?
(a) Jimmy cut his hair and set it on fire.
(b) Jimmy's father started a fire in the backyard.
(c) Jimmy accidentally set the house on fire.
(d) Jimmy cut his father's hair and set it on fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Jimmy's father have?

2. What animal are the bobkittens meant to control?

3. Why doesn't it matter that Snowman does not know what time it is?

4. What kind of pet does Jimmy have as a child?

5. What is Snowman's earliest memory of his life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sharon leave? Why does Sharon destroy the computers?

2. How does Snowman feel about Crake?

3. How does Crake insult Jimmy?

4. Describe the relationship that Jimmy has with his parents.

5. What theories do you have about how the world has ended up this way?

6. Why don't the children know what a real Snowman is?

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

8. Why does Snowman feel no lust for women?

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

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

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