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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the anthropologist do when they return to base camp in 01: Initiation?
(a) Goes to examine remains of some cabins.
(b) Goes for a jog.
(c) Reads the books she brought with her.
(d) Talks with the psychologist about her fears.

4. What did the killer do that made them responsible for the death of the corpse discovered in 02: Integration?
(a) She covered the anthropologist with boar bait, causing it to eat her.
(b) She hypnotized the anthropologist into taking a sample of a deadly creature.
(c) She shot the linguist through the forehead.
(d) She threw a grenade into the tower.

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

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

7. What important feature of the terrain is missing from the expedition's maps?
(a) The lighthouse.
(b) The base camp.
(c) The maps are completely accurate.
(d) The tower.

8. Who does not want to go back to the tower in 02: Integration?
(a) The psychologist.
(b) The surveyor.
(c) All three remaining members.
(d) The biologist.

9. What does the psychologist use hypnosis to keep the surveyor and anthropologist from doing?
(a) Remembering their names.
(b) Dreaming.
(c) Going underground.
(d) Agreeing with her.

10. What does the first expedition report about Area X?
(a) Nothing out of the ordinary, just wild and untouched wilderness.
(b) All of the trees were burnt down.
(c) Alien lifeforms.
(d) All of the wildlife had been killed by something.

11. What does the anthropologist leave behind when she leaves in Integration?
(a) Her lucky charm.
(b) She tent.
(c) Her food.
(d) Her gear and her gun.

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

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

14. What does the biologist ask the surveyor when they are in the tunnel in 02: Integration?
(a) "Why did you come here?"
(b) "Do I have to kill you?"
(c) "Do you feel that?"
(d) "Are you scared?"

15. What question keeps the narrator awake after she first discovers the tower in 01: Initiation?
(a) What lies hidden at its base?
(b) What is it for?
(c) How old is it?
(d) Who built it?

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the surveyor's background?

2. What new precautions do the expedition members plan to take before going back underground in 01: Initiation?

3. What personal connection does the biologist reveal about herself and Area X in 02: Integration?

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

5. What does the biologist do to convince the surveyor to go to the lighthouse with her?

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