Jurassic Park Novel

The film's opening showed the events that are alluded to by the bedridden patient in the book's prologue. According to the book it should have started with:

• a young American girl on vacation at a beach shore with her family in Central America getting attacked by Procompsognathus while her parents are not looking

• the Velociraptors' nest, and the scene with Velociraptors on the boat

•  a British family cruising to Isla Sorna instead of the mainland.

• dinosaurs escaping from the island

In the novel, Dr. Grant is described as having a love of children. In the film, he initially dislikes children.

• True

• False 

The characteristics of Lex and Tim were different in the film; in the novel, Tim is older and good with computers, although still interested in dinosaurs, while Lex is a young tomboy and interested in sports. In the movie, their roles are switched around. 

• True 

• False 

Dr. Henry Wu and Dr. Gerry Harding both have major roles in the: 

• Movie 

• Novel 

• Both 

• Neither 

Dr. Grant and the children being chased by the Tyrannosaurus Rex down a river on an inflatable raft was in: 

• Movie 

• Novel 

• Both 

• Neither 

In the novel, the tour cars are Toyota Land Cruisers, but in the film they are Ford Explorers.

• True 

• False 

In the novel, Nedry dies inside the Jeep. In the film the dilophosaurus follows him to the front the Jeep and kills him there.

• True 

• False 

In the novel, Dr. Ellie Sattler disembarks from the tour to tend to a sick Stegosaurus. In the film, a sick Triceratops was used instead.

• True 

• False 

Procompsognathus dinosaur is a major character in the movie and the book. 

• True 

• False 

The Novel was written by:

• Michael John

• Michael Crichton

• John Crichton