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A #literature #blindquiz to cover topics discussed in #OryxandCrake
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1
Is Snowman losing language?
Yes
No
2
What are "snats"?
Combination of snakes and gnats
Mutated Snookie
Mutated ants
Combination of snakes and rats
3
What's so great about a spoat/gider?
They are really cool on YouTube!
They make great pets!
These creatures can climb the walls and buck you!
There are spider-silk filiments in the milk!
4
The Craker men perform their morning ritual _ a day.
Twice
Three times
Four times
Once
5
Did Jimmy get a job first thing out of college?
No
Yes
6
Snowman is protective of the Crakers, despite their irritating qualities of
calmness
limited vocabularies
open friendliness
naive optimism
7
What is a "wolvog"?
A cross between a wolf and a dog
A cross between a wolf and a hog
A cross between a hog and a dog
A cross between a wolof and a hog
8
Why is Snowman losing language?
He has no one to listen to.
He's becoming insane.
He has no one to converse with.
He's not speaking enough.
9
What does "touch wood" mean?
"Touch a door"
"Knock on a door"
"Touch something wood"
"Knock on wood"
10
What does neuro-typical mean?
It's the name that people give to those with neurons.
It's the name that people give to those without neurons.
It's the name that people with ASD give those with ASD.
It's the name that people with ASD give those without ASD.
11
Crake's dad was pushed off a bridge because:
He knew that big pharma was creating X medicines
He knew that the X medicines were for X diseases
He knew that big pharma was creating X diseases
He didn't know anything
12
What is a rakunk?
A mix between a rake and a skunk
A mix between a raccoon and a dunk
A mix between a raccoon and a skunk
A mix between a rake and a dunk
13
The path between the Crakers and Snowman is called:
Snowman Fish Path
Path of Snowman Fish
Fish Snowman Path
Path of Fish Snowman
14
What's wrong with Snowman's sunglasses?
They're too tight.
One lens is missing.
They're too loose.
The middle bridge is missing.
15
The backlash from Happicuppa reminds me of:
My 21st birthday
When Holy Cross closed for a snow day
Standing Rock and the #nodapl
Christmas
16
Crakers are named:
after famous singers
after famous jugglers
after famous performers
after famous historical figures
17
What are the "pleebands"?
Regular cities
Regular schools
Amusement parks
Grocery stores
18
What are NTs?
neuro-typicals
neuro-trons
neuro-tonetics
neuro-transmitters
19
How do the Crakers heal themselves?
With bandaids
With purring
With betadine
With barking
20
Jimmy's had a girlfriend named Amanda Payne. Her real name was:
Jenny Smith
Jenny Calm
Jennifer Yates
Barb Jones
21
Who was Martha Graham?
A photographer
A ballet dancer
A sculpter
A painter
22
"Bogus" is a word that is considered:
vocabulary
slang
verbiage
lexicon
23
Why does Jimmy hear voices in his head?
It's a way to keep himself company.
He may be losing it.
Memories, in voices, just come to him.
It's a way to remember those who are important to you.
24
What are caecotrophs?
patties of semi-digested herbage
patties of semi-digested worms
patties of small, incandescent snails
25
Rockulators are:
Alligators that look like rocks
Rocks that soak up water then release it when needed
Rocks that look like alligators
Rocks that there for decoration on your lawn
26
Who is an NT?
Crake
Both Jimmy and Crake
Jimmy
Neither Jimmy nor Crake
27
Snowman warns the Crakers by:
whistling
shouting
humming
talking
28
The main application of the spoat/gider milk was:
baby bottles
bulletproof windows
bulletproof vests
baby food
29
Jimmy's Senior Dissertation at MGA was:
"Healing Diverticulitis through Praying Mantises"
"Healing Diversis through Smiling and Laughing"
"Healing Diverticulitis through Chanting and Prayer"
"Healing Divers through Chanting and Praying Manatees"
30
The Craker men, when performing their morning ritual, stand _ feet apart.
four
ten
two
six
31
Snowman sees a man in the bathroom, laying on the floor. What is the man wearing?
blue and maroon striped pajamas
blue and red striped pajamas
blue and green striped pajamas
blue and yellow striped pajamas
32
How did Crake's father die?
He was poisoned.
He was ambushed.
He was in a car accident.
He was pushed off a bridge.
33
For Jimmy, what's the worst part about "ChickieNobs"?
They have no eyes or beaks.
They are bluish in color.
They don't taste very good.
They smell awful.
34
True or False: Crake's mother is alive.
True
False
35
The dorms at Martha Graham Academy were
Between the best and the worst thing ever
The worse thing ever
The best thing ever
36
Crake children grow
2 times the rate of humans
17 times the rate of humans
10 times the rate of humans
4-5 times the rate of humans
37
What does Snowman pack into his plastic garbage bag when he leaves the house?
bourbon
cashews
sardines
soap and aspirin
38
How did Crake's mother die?
transgenetic staph, & a clever gene from slime-mould
telekinetic staph, & a clever gene from slime-mould
transgenetic staph, & a clever gene from lime-mould
transmutational staph, & a clever gene from slime-mould
39
Jimmy finally landed a job at AnooYoo. His interviewers were most impressed with:
Jimmy's looks
Jimmy's code of dress
Jimmy's talking points
Jimmy's dissertation
40
What article of defense does Snowman really need?
A rifle
A hammer
A spraygun
A revolver
41
What was the lunchroom game Jimmy played when he was a kid?
Pac-Man
Chess
Checkers
Evil Mom & Evil Dad
42
What part of Crake's campus provides "if you want to score"?
The Provost
The cafeteria
Dean of Students
Student Services
43
What book did Oryx read? "Girl-long braids & stockings, who jumped and did whatever she liked"
Anne of Green Gables
Hansel and Gretel
Of Mice and Men
Pippi Longstocking
44
True or False: The Crakers are immune to all of Snowman's ailments.
False
True
45
Jimmy's first roommate at MGA was named:
Bernice
Bernie
Bernadette
Berna
46
Amanda's art project was called:
Mobils and Sculpture
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Roadkill
Vulture Sculptures
47
Crake screams when he's dreaming because:
He sees in his dreams the life Oryx will live
He dreams the life he will live
He sees in his dreams the life Snowman will live
He dreams the life Oryx will live
