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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. Why does the biologist recognize the face she saw on the shed husk?

2. How does the biologist describe her mother when talking to the psychologist?

3. What does the biologist discover on the piece of paper tucked into the psychologist's pants pocket?

4. What does the surveyor accuse the biologist of?

5. How does the psychologist explain the fear that the Southern Reach has for Area X?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the biologist discover about the black boxes?

2. How does the biologist's description of her parents differ from the psychologist's description of them?

3. What does the biologist reveal about her husband's nightmares?

4. What does the biologist reveal about the first expedition?

5. Where does the biologist plan to go at the start of 03: Immolation?

6. What does the biologist notice about the lighthouse when she sees it for the first time?

7. What does the biologist do after the psychologist dies?

8. What does the biologist see when she looks to the ground below the lighthouse?

9. What is unique about the dolphin that the biologist experiences on her way to the lighthouse?

10. What sort of responses does the biologist gives to the psychologist during their sessions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the conclusion of the novel, the biologist decides to follow her husband's footsteps, explaining that she does not need to find him but that she does need "to see what he saw" (194). How is this scene representative of their marriage?

Essay Topic 2

This novel is an example of Science Fiction. Can Science Fiction be "good literature"? Write an essay answering the questions: What qualifies something as "good literature" and does this novel fall into that category?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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