Oryx and Crake Quizzes

Oryx and Crake Quiz 1

By Dr. Illiana Celia Quimbaya · Edited by Bella Wang · Last reviewed August 19, 2011

1 Where did Jimmy first see Oryx?

at the compound

in a market

on a website

on television
2 What is a rakunk?

a baby pigoon

an animal created by combining skunk and raccoon DNA

a genetically defective raccoon

a large skunk
3 Who was "Killer"?

a compound employee

Jimmy's pet rakunk

a serial murderer made famous in the media

Jimmy's favorite pigoon
4 Why are pigoons smart?

they have human-like brains

they are trained

they are invisible

they can read minds
5 Who repeatedly comes to visit Jimmy after his mother's disapperance?

the compound president

Crake

the CorpSeCorps

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

3

0

2

1
7 Where does Snowman regularly sleep?

in a tree on the beach

in a tent

in an old building

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

Jimmy

Crake

Snowman

Oryx
9 Why did Jimmy shoot Crake?

Crake killed Jimmy's mother

Crake killed Oryx

Crake was going to kill Jimmy

Crake was going detonate a bomb in the compound
10 Toward the end of the novel, why is Snowman having a difficult time walking?

A pigoon bit him

He sprained his ankle

He broke his leg

He stepped on a piece of glass
11 Where did Jimmy go to college?

Harvard Stoneham

William Bell

Martha Graham

Adam Smith
12 Where did Crake go to college?

Stevenson

Martha Graham

Smith-Richards

Watson-Crick
13 Where did Jimmy and Crake attend high school?

Health Sciences High

Compound Central High

HelthWyzer High

Martha Graham 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 Ex

Uncle Ben

Uncle En

Uncle John
17 What game is Crake a grandmaster at?

Extinctathon

Chess

Three-Dimensional Waco

Barbarian Stomp
18 How does Crake "communicate" with Snowman after the virus has been released?

by cellphone

via telepathy

letters

through his watch
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

Sarah

Rebecca

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?

three

five

two

four
23 Who is MaddAddam?

a mad scientist at one of the compounds

Crake

a group of people who play Extinctathon

the leader of the rebel group God's Gardeners
24 What was the name of Jimmy's girlfriend right after college?

Amanda Payne

Barbara Payne

Amanda Jones

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

Ramona

Amanda

Sarah

Bernice

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