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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 school is comparable to the Watson-Crick Institution?

2. What is the name of the prophylactic pill that Crake talks about?

3. What is the nickname of the Watson-Crick Institution?

4. What does Jimmy do at Anoo Yoo?

5. What does Snowman see in the building that he enters when he sees the twister?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is it significant that Snowman sees smoke in the distance?

5. How is Oryx unlike the women that Jimmy meets in college?

6. What is Oryx's role in Jimmy's relationships?

7. Why are guns missing from the dead guards?

8. How has Crake's experiment failed?

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

10. What is the significance of Crake's nightmares?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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