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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 Jimmy's mother do before she quits her job?

2. What does Oryx sell?

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

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

5. Why can't Snowman tell what time it is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What things is Snowman scared of?

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

3. Why does Snowman cry when leaving the Crakers?

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

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

6. What is Crake's opinion on poverty?

7. Describe Oryx's childhood.

8. How does Crake insult Jimmy?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How are flashbacks used in Oryx and Crake to keep the plot's action continuing? What would the novel be like without flashbacks? Why are they so vital to the story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Crakers and the way they function in society. What are their lives like? In what ways are they simpler than humans? In what ways are they more complex?

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