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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 does the biologist feel about exploring alone on her way to the lighthouse?

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

3. How many people are in the 12th expedition originally?

4. What confuses the surveyor about the gear that the expedition was given?

5. What happened to the members of the second expedition sent to explore the area that the narrator's expedition explores?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the psychologist get the biologist and the surveyor to go into the tunnel without her In Integration?

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

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

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

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

6. What does the psychologist plan to do while the surveyor and biologist explore the tower in 02: Integration?

7. What hypnotic commands does the psychologist give the team on the evening after they first explore the tower?

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

9. How do the members of the expedition celebrate after their first exploration of the structure made from coquina and stone?

10. In "Initiation," what does the Biologist say happened to the members of the last expedition?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the mental stability of the narrator. Be sure to use examples of the narrator's past (including her marriage and childhood). Is she a mentally stable character? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

At multiple points in the novel, the biologist describes the diverse ecosystem that exists within Area X. At multiple times, she thinks back to ecosystems that she has experienced in her work and her personal life. Write an essay analyzing the role that ecosystem play in the action of the novel. In your conclusion, explain the relevance of ecosystems to the novel's themes.

Essay Topic 3

Is this a feminist text? Analyze specific details in the text to help you support your thesis. Be sure to include the definition of feminist and include a feminist critique of the novel.

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