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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. In the dream that Snowman has in the building, how old is he?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

2. What language does the first man speak on the radio that Snowman finds?
(a) Italian.
(b) Russian.
(c) German.
(d) French.

3. When Snowman is on the rampart, how is the weather?
(a) Snowy and cold.
(b) Hot and sunny.
(c) Rainy and humid.
(d) Warm, but cloudy.

4. Where does Snowman believe that he will find food?
(a) Central mall.
(b) Watch towers.
(c) In the forest.
(d) The various homes on the compound.

5. What is one of the unknown human men carrying when the Crakers see them?
(a) A gun.
(b) A radio.
(c) A pair of shoes.
(d) Canned food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Snowman plan to tell the Crakers regarding what he saw that is a message from Crake?

2. Where does Jimmy get a summer job?

3. What name does Crake suggest for Jimmy when Jimmy comes to work for him?

4. What does Oryx want to study?

5. What do the Crakers see when they leave Crake's dome?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kills the people that Snowman finds in the house he visits?

2. Describe Snowman's life following his mother's execution.

3. Describe the people that Crake has engineered.

4. What does Snowman hope to gain from the humans that the Crakers have seen?

5. What is the significance of the note that Jimmy left behind?

6. How do the Crakers get the idea to build a symbol?

7. How is Oryx unlike the women that Jimmy meets in college?

8. What are the similarities between Snowman's life now and in the past?

9. Snowman has a weird feeling about the home he visits on the compound. Describe these feelings.

10. Describe the interactions between Jimmy and Crake in college.

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