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1 Jurassic park TEST Name: Date: Read all directions prior to starting. I. Matching (20) Match the character name on the left with the description on the right. Each character has only one correct response. Some options are not used. 1. Alan Grant _____ A. the park s game warden 2. Ellie Sadler _____ B. invites his grandchildren to the park 3. Ian Malcolm _____ C. a lawyer and advisor for investors 4. John Hammond _____ D. the youngest of the children 5. Henry Wu _____ E. this youngster is a computer lover 6. Robert Muldoon _____ F. kills a pterodactyl 7. Tim Murphy _____ G. believed the park would fail from the 8. Lex Murphy _____ beginning 9. Dennis Nedry _____ H. a world renowned paleontologist 10. Donald Gennaro _____ I. strangles a velociraptor with his bare hands J. tries to sell items to Biosyn K. lead geneticist L.

2 An accomplished paleobotanist II. True or False (40) Read the following sentences. Write true on the blank if the statement is completely true. If not true, write false on the blank. 1. _____ The characters are led to believe that Malcolm dies. 2. _____ Lex is the oldest of the two children. 3. _____ Nedry is killed by a velociraptor. 4. _____ Regis is killed by a T-rex. 5. _____ In the end, John Hammond survives. 6. _____ Dinosaur DNA was extracted from quartz. 7. _____ Tim wears a New York Mets hat. 8. _____ Nedry dies in a Jeep accident. 9. _____ Grant kills velociraptors by injecting eggs with a poison. 10. _____ Dodgson works for Biosyn. 11. _____ The Murphy children s parents are going through a divorce. 12. _____ Ellie saves Tim from a T-rex. 13. _____ Ed Regis survives the dinosaur attack in the cafeteria. 14. _____ Gennaro survives a night in the park by eating dinosaur eggs.

3 15. _____ Robert Muldoon was an avid big game hunter. 16. _____ Hammond wanted Grant to endorse the park . 17. _____ Hammond promised Grant $1 million. 18. _____ Ellie and Grant are married to each other. 19. _____ Grant likes children and their youthful energy. 20. _____ Henry Wu saves Grant s life by sacrificing himself. III. Essay Questions (80) Read the following questions. Choose FOUR of the six and answer them in the space below. Be sure to use complete sentences and examples from the text. (No examples, very little points) 1. Foreshadowing occurs when the author gives the reader hints about what is about to happen. Sometimes, these clues are subtle and other times they are quite obvious. Select two examples of foreshadowing one obvious and one subtle and explain their effectiveness. 2. Characterization focuses on how a character is developed in a story. Some characters are in a story simply to advance the plot.

4 Other characters, however, advance the plot and teach a moral message. Clearly, Alan Grant is an important character. Describe the change that he undergoes in the novel. (I do not want a plot summary. Instead, describe how he is during the course of the novel.) 3. Ian Malcolm describes two principles he believes are important for the future of Jurassic park : the chaos theory and the Malcolm effect. Explain how these ideas are shown in the novel. 4. Describe two major themes that emerge throughout the novel. Explain these themes with examples from the text. 5. This novel has sold millions of copies since it was published more than 15 years ago. Why has this book remained so popular through the years? Be sure to describe the style, subject matter, etc. 6. michael crichton first started work on this novel in 1983. Everyone who read the early drafts had the same reaction they hated the story.

5 crichton made a major shift in the story and it made all the difference. In the early draft, the narrator was a young boy (presumably Tim) who tells the story. In his final draft, an adult (Grant) takes center stage in the novel. Thoroughly explain how this shift in perspective improves the overall quality of the story.