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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 animal comes at them on their hike to base camp in 01:Initiation?

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

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

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

5. Why do the biologist and the surveyor wish they had the linguist while they are in the tunnel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the anthropologist's body look like when the biologist finds her in the tunnel?

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

4. In 02: Integration, what is the biologist's theory about what happened to the anthropologist?

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

6. Why did the members of the 12th expedition not know about the Tower/Tunnel ahead of time?

7. What are the members of the 12th expedition told to do with their journals?

8. What are some of the results that the biologist gains from her tests in 02: Integration?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the symbol of the Crawler. What does it represent to the biologist as well as its meaning within the text?

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 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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