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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. What did every member of the prior expedition include in their drawings and notes about the area?
2. What killed the narrator's husband?
3. Which member drops out before they even enter Area X?
4. How does the biologist characterize her relationship with her husband in the days immediate prior to his expedition to Area X?
5. What are the biologist, surveyor and psychologist prepared with this time (in 02: Integration) that is different from the first time they entered the tunnel?
Short Essay Questions
1. What new precaution does the psychologist announce in "Initiation," on the narrator's recommendation?
2. Why did the Southern Reach stop issuing firearms for a while after the third expedition?
3. What do the surveyor and biologist realize when they exit the tunnel in 02: Integration?
4. How does the surveyor respond when the biologist asks whether she can perceive the tower breathing?
5. After they discover the body of the anthropologist in 02: Integration, how does the biologist's view on the expedition change?
6. How does the psychologist explain the absence of the anthropologist in 02: Integration?
7. What does the biologist believe would happen if the expedition members were to immediately search for the anthropologist in 02: Integration?
8. How do the members of the expedition celebrate after their first exploration of the structure made from coquina and stone?
9. How does the biologist feel when members of the Southern Reach come for her husband after he returned from Area X?
10. What commonalities did the narrator notice when looking through interview materials from the participants of the 11th expedition?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Vandermeer uses strong sensory details throughout the text. He is especially prone to using vivid color descriptions. Write an essay analyzing Vandermeer's use of color in the text. Describe when it appears and analyze its impact on the tone of the novel and the development of the characters.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the role of the biologist's husband in the text. Why would Vandermeer include him in the text? What does he reveal about the character(s) and how does he move the plot forward?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the symbol of the Crawler. What does it represent to the biologist as well as its meaning within the text?
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