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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 odd thing does Snowman see from the watch tower?

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

3. Who does Jimmy visit for Thanksgiving?

4. What sound does Snowman hear as he approaches the village?

5. Where does Jimmy get a summer job?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Is the author effective in building suspense when Snowman arrives at the compound?

3. What are the major differences between Snowman and the Crakers?

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

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

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

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

8. What is significant about the names of the people who work at Paradice?

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

10. Why does Snowman take in the Crakers and lead them to safety?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the title Oryx and Crake relevant to the novel's story? Who is the story about? Is that shown in the title? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

When reading Oryx and Crake, how is the reader encouraged to be active, as opposed to passive? Provide at least one specific example from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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

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