Jurassic Park

Introduction-Part 1

Reading Check

1. Biotechnology/Genetics (Introduction)

2. She is attacked by a small “lizard”/dinosaur. (Chapters 1-2)

3. Costa Rica (Chapters 1-3)

Short Answer

1. He finds out that the lizard has been attacking and killing infants, and it also does not look exactly like the basilisk lizard that he presumes it to be. (Chapter 3)

2. Alice thinks the lizard looks like a dinosaur, but Dr. Stone believes that to be impossible and insists that nothing more be done about it. (Chapter 5)

Part 2

Reading Check

1. Paleontologist (Chapter 1)

2. Ellie Sattler (Chapter 2)

3. Chaos theory (Chapter 9)

Short Answer

1. Grant worked for InGen to provide them with information on infant dinosaurs’ eating habits. He was paid $50,000, which he used to fund further paleontological digs; however, this also shows that Grant is motivated by money like any other scientist depicted in the novel. (Chapter 1)

2. Hammond cross-bred to create a miniature elephant and lied to investors by telling them it was genetically engineered. The elephant was carted around in a cage and became aggressive. (Chapter 5)

3. Biosyn decides to send a man named Dennis Nedry into the park to collect DNA samples from their dinosaurs and create their own in order to keep up with the company. (Chapter 7)

Part 3

Reading Check

1. His grandchildren, Tim and Alexis (Chapter 3)

2. A raptor (Chapter 10)

3. A velociraptor egg, which means the dinosaurs are breeding (Chapter 11)

Short Answer

1. Grant and Sattler notice that there are large bars and fences around the lodge, leading them to believe that Hammond is worried about the dinosaurs escaping. (Chapter 1)

2. Dr. Wu discovers that he can extract DNA from fossilized amber and use it to create living dinosaurs. (Chapter 3)

3. The dinosaurs are designed and then created and tested. When something goes wrong, like a glitch, they are discarded and designed again, and are labeled as new “versions” each time. (Chapter 6)

Part 4

Reading Check

1. Regis (Chapter 1)

2. Malcolm (Chapter 1)

Short Answer

1. Nedry gets lost trying to get off the island and is met by a small dinosaur who spits acid on him and then stabs him, killing him. (Chapter 3)

2. Hammond believes that scientists who use their technology for the good of mankind are always met by the government’s laws and regulations. By using his technology for entertainment instead, he can charge whatever he wants, make astronomical amounts of money, and ensure that only people of a certain class visit his island. (Chapter 4)

3. Grant is a paleontologist and knows the most about dinosaurs’ behavior, thus is able to predict what they do and keep them safe, such as by keeping still to avoid detection. (Chapter 9)

4. The Malcolm Effect is a chaotic theory that Ian Malcolm devised which states that chaotic systems will follow a predictable pattern within their chaos and that they will approach ridges and inclines that cause instability to increase dramatically and quickly. (Chapter 12)

Part 5

Reading Check

1. Rockets (Chapter 1)

2. The aviary (Chapter 2)

3. At the waterfall (Chapter 3)

Short Answer

1. He notices that they are able to walk on the tips of their wings, which is not something he predicted by examining their fossils. (Chapter 2)

2. Malcolm feels that Humanity’s Desire to Conquer Nature leads to its destruction and will eventually lead to the total destruction of the human race as nature fights back and survives. (Chapter 4)

Part 6

Reading Check

1. A raptor (Chapter 1)

2. Tim (Various chapters)

3. They think he is just a silly kid who is pranking them. (Chapter 4)

Short Answer

1. Hammond reacts as if he is surprised that everything unfolded in such a disastrous way. He is still holding onto the delusion that his plan and park were foolproof and that nothing should have gone wrong. (Chapter 3)

2. Grant injects poison into some dinosaur eggs and rolls them toward the raptors, which eventually leads one to bite the egg and poison itself. This raptor then kills the second raptor, and Grant stabs the final raptor with another poison syringe. (Chapter 3)

Part 7-Epilogue

Reading Check

1. Malcolm believes that his death is an inevitability of the chaos that Hammond started, and sees it as final proof that his theory (The Malcolm Effect) is correct. (Chapter 3)

2. They have a matriarchal pecking order. (Chapter 6)

Short Answer

1. He believes that humans will cause themselves to go extinct and that nature and the planet will survive and thrive after humans are gone. (Various chapters)

2. Hammond falls down a hill and injures himself, which leads to the compys finding him and eating him alive. (Chapter 5)

3. He is both relieved and sad to leave the park, as he is glad to be safe and away from the chaos, but also regrets knowing he may never see living dinosaurs again and that paleontology will continue to be limited by fossil remains. (Chapter 7)