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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the surveyor refuse to go to the lighthouse in 02: Integration?
(a) She doesn't believe the lighthouse exists.
(b) Her legs are too tired to keep walking.
(c) She's afraid of lighthouses.
(d) Whoever is there will be armed.

2. How does the narrator describe her life in the world outside of the expedition?
(a) Overwhelming.
(b) Average.
(c) Empty.
(d) Joyful.

3. What does the narrator do when she realizes she has been contaminated by the organism growing on the walls underground?
(a) She tries to hide it but is caught almost immediately.
(b) She hides it from the others.
(c) She purposefully contaminates the others.
(d) She confesses right away.

4. Why does the biologist give the surveyor the first watch of the night?
(a) Because she's too tired to take first watch.
(b) To establish trust.
(c) Because the biologist has better night vision.
(d) Because the surveyor can't sleep anyway.

5. Which member of the expedition is the first to go into the tunnel?
(a) The psychologist.
(b) The biologist.
(c) The surveyor.
(d) They all go in together.

6. How did the agents of the Southern Reach treat the biologist's husband when they took him to the hospital?
(a) They flattered him and even worshipped him.
(b) They treated him viciously and bullied him.
(c) They ignored him completely.
(d) They treated him with great respect, like he was a bomb about to go off.

7. How does the biologist characterize her relationship with her husband in the days immediate prior to his expedition to Area X?
(a) They cut their engagement short so they could marry before he left.
(b) Their marriage was one of convenience.
(c) Their marriage is happier than it's ever been.
(d) Their marriage is strained.

8. What does the biologist think about when she is in the tunnel in 02: Integration?
(a) How she can kill the psychologist when she gets back up to the surface.
(b) How much she loves her husband.
(c) The pool that was at her home growing up.
(d) How scared she is.

9. What are shape are the tiny creatures inside of the tunnel?
(a) Star shaped.
(b) Hand shaped.
(c) Circular in shape.
(d) Heart shaped.

10. What personal connection does the biologist reveal about herself and Area X in 02: Integration?
(a) Her parents were both born in Area X.
(b) Area X was named after her grandpa, Cornelius X.
(c) Her husband went on the eleventh expedition to Area X.
(d) Her favorite spot in her childhood was actually a piece of Area X.

11. How does the biologist characterize her husband's behavior upon his return from Area X?
(a) He would constantly describe the strange things he saw.
(b) He seemed distant.
(c) He was extremely gregarious.
(d) He could not stop screaming.

12. What happened to the members of the second expedition sent to explore the area that the narrator's expedition explores?
(a) They committed suicide by gunshot.
(b) They shot at each other.
(c) They returned home safe and sound.
(d) They disappeared without a trace.

13. What method does the psychologist use to keep the members of the expedition from hallucinating as they enter?
(a) Mindfulness exercises.
(b) Sleep deprivation.
(c) Hypnosis.
(d) Medication.

14. How does the biologist feel about exploring alone on her way to the lighthouse?
(a) She knows she will be bored traveling alone.
(b) She is mad that the surveyor will not come with her.
(c) She is terrified of being on her own.
(d) She welcomes the chance to travel alone.

15. What animal comes at them on their hike to base camp in 01:Initiation?
(a) A dolphin.
(b) A deer.
(c) A bear.
(d) A wild boar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What important feature of the terrain is missing from the expedition's maps?

2. What makes the expedition team laugh over dinner in 01: Initiation?

3. What do the surveyor and the biologist discover when they return to base camp after their second trip into the tower?

4. How long does the psychologist stay in the tunnel in 01: Initiation?

5. What is the first thing that the biologist notices when she enters the tower the second time?

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