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

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

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

4. What happens to the biologist when she gets too close to the words on the wall?

5. What does the psychologist do when they return to base camp in 01: Initiation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the psychologist explain the absence of the anthropologist in 02: Integration?

2. What is recorded about the first expedition into Area X?

3. What does the biologist notice first about the tunnel the second time she enters it?

4. What do the surveyor and biologist realize when they exit the tunnel in 02: Integration?

5. What does the biologist believe would happen if the expedition members were to immediately search for the anthropologist in 02: Integration?

6. What happens when the members of the expedition call back to the low moaning sound that comes from Area X at dusk?

7. What is the mission of the 12th expedition into Area X?

8. What discovery frightens the biologist and the surveyor within the tower in 02: Integration?

9. After they discover the body of the anthropologist in 02: Integration, how does the biologist's view on the expedition change?

10. Why are the members of the expedition told not to share their journals with one another?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Vandermeer's use, or lack their of, of names and the ambiguity of language in the text. Why does Vandermeer keep the charters nameless?

Essay Topic 2

Very little is known about the psychologist. Based on the limited details that are revealed in the text, analyze her motivation. Is she a foil for the biologist? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the relationship between the psychologist and the biologist. Pay special attention to the final scene where the biologist finds the psychologist on the beach. Consider what the psychologist's motivation is compared to the biologist's.

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