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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 biologist take samples of in the abandoned town in 03: Immolation?
2. Where does the biologist retreat after her encounter with the pale moaning creature in 04: Immersion?
3. What does the physiologist want to know about the surveyor in 04: Immersion?
4. How long ago does the biologist say the Event occurred that led to the genesis of Area X?
5. What line from a song keeps coming to the biologist?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the biologist suspect about those personality traits of hers that the psychologist might have been professionally inclined to disapprove of?
2. What does the biologist decide about the words in the tower?
3. What does the biologist reveal about the first expedition?
4. What does the biologist reveal about her husband's nightmares?
5. What does the biologist infer about the man whose face is circled in the picture she discovers in the lighthouse?
6. What does the biologist learn as she reads the surveyor's journal?
7. How does the psychologist respond when the biologist asks for more information about the border crossing?
8. What happens when the biologist returns to base camp after the psychologist dies?
9. What are the psychologist's first words to the biologist at the bottom of the lighthouse and what do we later learn they mean?
10. What does the biologist notice about the lighthouse when she sees it for the first time?
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
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
The journals that are found in the lighthouse reveal as much to the biologist as they do further her confusion. What do the journals symbolize? In what ways do they make her understanding of this missions and Area X more defined? In what ways do they further confuse her?
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