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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the biologist see as she stands watch at night in 02: Integration?
(a) A boar roaming between the trees.
(b) A flash of light from the lighthouse.
(c) A tidal wave waiting to crash.
(d) A giant tongue slurping out of the tower.

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

3. What confuses the surveyor about the gear that the expedition was given?
(a) The gear is all 50 years out of date.
(b) The gear changes subtly overnight.
(c) The gear is all covered with strange markings.
(d) The gear seems to have a life of its own.

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

5. 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) Her favorite spot in her childhood was actually a piece of Area X.
(c) Her husband went on the eleventh expedition to Area X.
(d) Area X was named after her grandpa, Cornelius X.

6. Who does the biologist deduce was ultimately responsible for the death of the corpse discovered in 02: Integration?
(a) The linguist.
(b) The boar.
(c) The anthropologist.
(d) The psychologist.

7. What is the name of the government organization overseeing the expedition?
(a) The Pentagon.
(b) The FBI.
(c) The Bureau of Extranormal Affairs.
(d) The Southern Reach.

8. At what time of day does a low, powerful moan always sound in the area that the expedition explores?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Midnight.
(c) At random.
(d) Mid-day.

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

10. What do the members of the expedition find on the walls of the tunnel?
(a) Words.
(b) Human hair.
(c) Human blood.
(d) Beetles.

11. 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) "Are you scared?"
(d) "Do you feel that?"

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

13. What does the biologist do when they return to base camp in 01: Initiation?
(a) Had a heart to heart with the anthropologist.
(b) Analyzes samples they took from the tunnel.
(c) Take a nap.
(d) Observes a tiny red and green frog.

14. 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 was extremely gregarious.
(c) He could not stop screaming.
(d) He seemed distant.

15. What does the psychologist do when they return to base camp in 01: Initiation?
(a) Goes to her tent and writes in her journal.
(b) Creates a new map.
(c) Contacts the people in the government.
(d) Makes everyone a snack.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which member of the expedition is the first to go into the tunnel?

3. How does the biologist characterize her relationship with her husband in the days immediate prior to his expedition to Area X?

4. How does the narrator describe her life in the world outside of the expedition?

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

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