Oryx and Crake Quizzes

Oryx and Crake Quiz 1

1 Where did Jimmy first see Oryx?
in a market

on television

at the compound

on a website
2 What is a rakunk?
a genetically defective raccoon

a baby pigoon

an animal created by combining skunk and raccoon DNA

a large skunk
3 Who was "Killer"?
a serial murderer made famous in the media

a compound employee

Jimmy's favorite pigoon

Jimmy's pet rakunk
4 Why are pigoons smart?
they have human-like brains

they are trained

they can read minds

they are invisible
5 Who repeatedly comes to visit Jimmy after his mother's disapperance?
the CorpSeCorps

Crake

the compound president

Jimmy's Uncle Mike
6 How many siblings does Jimmy have?
0

3

1

2
7 Where does Snowman regularly sleep?
in an old building

in a tent

in a tree on the beach

inside of a hollow tree
8 Who do the Crakers think created animals?
Oryx

Crake

Snowman

Jimmy
9 Why did Jimmy shoot Crake?
Crake was going to kill Jimmy

Crake killed Jimmy's mother

Crake was going detonate a bomb in the compound

Crake killed Oryx
10 Toward the end of the novel, why is Snowman having a difficult time walking?
He sprained his ankle

A pigoon bit him

He stepped on a piece of glass

He broke his leg
11 Where did Jimmy go to college?
Harvard Stoneham

Adam Smith

William Bell

Martha Graham
12 Where did Crake go to college?
Watson-Crick

Martha Graham

Smith-Richards

Stevenson
13 Where did Jimmy and Crake attend high school?
Martha Graham High

Health Sciences High

Compound Central High

HelthWyzer High
14 Who are the Crakers named after?
famous historical figures

Crake's family members

flowers

extinct animals
15 What kind of clothes do the Crakers wear?
none

long robes

leaves

animal skins
16 What was the name of the man who took Oryx from her village?
Uncle En

Uncle Ex

Uncle John

Uncle Ben
17 What game is Crake a grandmaster at?
Barbarian Stomp

Extinctathon

Three-Dimensional Waco

Chess
18 How does Crake "communicate" with Snowman after the virus has been released?
through his watch

via telepathy

letters

by cellphone
19 Who was responsible for the dispersal of the concealed virus?
Snowman

Crake

Oryx

Jimmy
20 What is the name of Jimmy's father's girlfriend?
Rachel

Rebecca

Sarah

Ramona
21 What did Jimmy study in college?
mathematics

literature

problematics

logical writing
22 How many Crakers were involved in a typical Craker mating ritual?
five

three

four

two
23 Who is MaddAddam?
the leader of the rebel group God's Gardeners

Crake

a group of people who play Extinctathon

a mad scientist at one of the compounds
24 What was the name of Jimmy's girlfriend right after college?
Amanda Payne

Sandy Jones

Barbara Payne

Amanda Jones
25 What was the name of Jimmy's first college roommate?
Sarah

Ramona

Bernice

Amanda

Crakers are the humanoids that are created by Crake (Glenn) while he is attending Watson-Crick Institute.

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There is a foreshadowing of the events to come in the use of extinct animals as nicknames for two of the three main characters. Oryx and Crake both received their nicknames from a list of extinct creatures. The names of those working inside of the...

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What are the CorpSeCorps?

The CorpSeCorps serve as a generalized police force. They guard compounds, schools, and other segregated areas from both disease and unwanted individuals.

The CorpSeCorps are also in charge of investigating those who are anti-government. Because...

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Oryx and Crake

by Margaret Atwood

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