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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the Southern Reach tell the people in the surrounding areas to explain Area X?
2. When she gets closer, what does the biologist notice that the lighthouse resembles?
3. What did the psychologist write about the biologist?
4. One journal focuses solely on a type of plant in area X. What is that plant?
5. Who attacks the biologist on her way back to base camp in 04: Immersion?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the biologist notice about the lighthouse when she sees it for the first time?
2. What does the biologist discover in the lower levels of the lighthouse?
3. What sort of responses does the biologist gives to the psychologist during their sessions?
4. Where does the biologist plan to go at the start of 03: Immolation?
5. How does the biologist's description of her parents differ from the psychologist's description of them?
6. How does the "brightness" impact the biologist after she is shot?
7. What is the nickname that the biologist's husband gives her and what does it mean?
8. What does the biologist learn as she reads the surveyor's journal?
9. What is unique about the dolphin that the biologist experiences on her way to the lighthouse?
10. How does the psychologist respond when the biologist asks for more information about the border crossing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the role of the biologist's husband in the text. Why would Vandermeer include him in the text? What does he reveal about the character(s) and how does he move the plot forward?
Essay Topic 2
Is this a feminist text? Analyze specific details in the text to help you support your thesis. Be sure to include the definition of feminist and include a feminist critique of the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Define the term "foil" as it pertains to characters in a novel or story. Who is a foil to the biologist? Use evidence from the text and carefully explain why this selection was made.
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