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

2. What happens to Jimmy's former pet?

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

4. Where does Jimmy believe that Oryx once lived?

5. How often are female Crakers fertile?

Short Essay Questions

1. What things is Snowman scared of?

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

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

4. Why does Snowman cry when leaving the Crakers?

5. How does Snowman feel about Crake?

6. How does Jimmy's family foreshadow the future?

7. Why does Snowman feel no lust for women?

8. What can the reader infer about the pleeblands since they are labeled as "unsafe"?

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

10. How is suspense created in the beginning of the novel before the reader is introduced to the specific details of Snowman's world?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Jimmy's family and the role his mother and father play in his development. How does Jimmy try to replace his family later on in life? Does he succeed? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What is the novel's central conflict? Provide evidence to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Consider the way that Snowman reacts to the events around him. Do you think he is realistic in the way he reacts? Why or why not?

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