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

2. What do the new humans smell like?

3. What does Jimmy's mother do before she quits her job?

4. What is Ramona's job?

5. What happens to Jimmy's former pet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Snowman cry when leaving the Crakers?

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

3. What can the reader assume about civilization and humanity in Chapter 1?

4. Why does Snowman choose the name Thickney? Why does Crake choose this name for himself?

5. How does Snowman feel about Oryx?

6. What laws has Snowman made? Why? How is he able to make laws?

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

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

9. Describe Oryx's childhood.

10. How does Crake insult Jimmy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the first section of the novel, what can the reader assume about Snowman? What can the reader assume about the new species of humans? How does the truth compare with these assumptions?

Essay Topic 2

How is suspense built in the novel? Provide at least three specific examples from the novel to make your point clear.

Essay Topic 3

What is significant about Snowman's bonfire memory? What does Snowman think as a child when he sees the bonfire? Why is it significant to Snowman's current situation in the novel?

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