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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. On what body part does Snowman suffer a cut?

2. What does Crake claim his unit is working on?

3. Where does Snowman believe that he will find food?

4. Where has Oryx been living when she is featured on the news?

5. What does Oryx want to study?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Snowman hope to gain from the humans that the Crakers have seen?

3. Describe the weather. Why does it change like this?

4. What is represented in Snowman leaving the radio behind?

5. What is Oryx's role in Crake's project?

6. Describe the people that Crake has engineered.

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

8. Describe the pleeblands.

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

10. What is the significance of Amanda's project?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What role does foreshadowing play in Oryx and Crake? What indicators of foreshadowing are in the novel? What is foreshadowed early on in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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