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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 is Ramona's job?

2. How often are female Crakers fertile?

3. What causes Jimmy's parents to argue that he is reminded of by the bonfire?

4. What role does Jimmy establish himself as when he is a student at HelthWyzer?

5. What type of ritual do the males perform each morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What things is Snowman scared of?

2. Describe Oryx's childhood.

3. Describe the Crakers.

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

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

6. How do the Crakers bore Snowman?

7. How does Snowman feel about Oryx?

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

9. How does Crake insult Jimmy?

10. Why are the animals being burned in the bonfire that Snowman remembers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe the novel's climax. What does the climax mean for Snowman and the Crakers?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, Snowman has thoughts and flashbacks that involve both Oryx and Crake. What does Jimmy think of these two? What emotions does he feel for the other two characters?

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