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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 the occupation of Jimmy's live-in girlfriend?

2. What does CorpSeCorps question Jimmy about?

3. Who believes that it is necessary to destroy one generation of humans to permanently eradicate civilization?

4. What is Snowman's overall destination?

5. Where does Snowman spend his first night of the journey?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What kills the people that Snowman finds in the house he visits?

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

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

8. What are Snowman's feelings about humanity now that most have died?

9. Why does Snowman tell the Crakers that they are in a dream?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Crake shows what he thinks about language by changing it drastically. Metaphors can no longer be used because the Crakers do not understand them. Why do you think Crake intended on changing language so drastically?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the way dreams are a motif in the novel. Why are dreams so important, and how is this shown?

Essay Topic 3

What is significant about Snowman's bonfire memory? What does Snowman think as a child when he sees the bonfire? Why is it significant to Snowman's current situation in the novel?

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