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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 does the anthropologist do when they return to base camp in 01: Initiation?
2. 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?
3. What killed the narrator's husband?
4. Which member drops out before they even enter Area X?
5. What does the biologist ask the surveyor when they are in the tunnel in 02: Integration?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the surveyor respond when the biologist asks whether she can perceive the tower breathing?
2. Describe the black boxes that each member of the expedition is given.
3. How does the psychologist explain the absence of the anthropologist in 02: Integration?
4. What happens when the members of the expedition call back to the low moaning sound that comes from Area X at dusk?
5. How do the members of the expedition celebrate after their first exploration of the structure made from coquina and stone?
6. What discovery frightens the biologist and the surveyor within the tower 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. Why did the Southern Reach stop issuing firearms for a while after the third expedition?
9. What hypnotic commands does the psychologist give the team on the evening after they first explore the tower?
10. What does the biologist notice about the psychologist in the initial conversation about the anthropologist's absence in 02: Integration?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
This novel is an example of Science Fiction. Can Science Fiction be "good literature"? Write an essay answering the questions: What qualifies something as "good literature" and does this novel fall into that category?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the significance of the black and white photo that the biologist finds in the lighthouse. Using evidence from the text, make inferences as to who circled the photo and what role the man in the photo plays in the text.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the symbol of the lighthouse in the novel. What is its significance and deeper meaning?
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