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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 nickname did the biologist go by with her husband?
2. What does the surveyor accuse the biologist of?
3. What did the psychologist write about the biologist?
4. What does the psychologist say the biologist was doing as she walked to the lighthouse?
5. How does the logbook written in a "spidery hand" (117) describe the writings that the biologist attributes to the Crawler?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the biologist decide about the words in the tower?
2. What does the biologist describe as her best field assignment?
3. What is one thing that the biologist and psychologist argue about while they are on the beach?
4. What does the biologist reveal about the first expedition?
5. What does the biologist learn as she reads the surveyor's journal?
6. What is strange about the vegetation in the abandoned village in 03:Immolation?
7. How does the biologist's description of her parents differ from the psychologist's description of them?
8. What are the psychologist's first words to the biologist at the bottom of the lighthouse and what do we later learn they mean?
9. What does the biologist discover about the psychologist's body when she descends to the bottom of the lighthouse?
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
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.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Define the term "foil" as it pertains to characters in a novel or story. Who is a foil to the biologist? Use evidence from the text and carefully explain why this selection was made.
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