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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 name does the biologist use for the infection she acquired from the fungal spores?

2. What does the biologist discover when she goes to the back of the base camp after her final encounter with the surveyor?

3. What does the biologist see in the canal in 03: Immolation?

4. What is the biologist studying in Rock Bay?

5. What does the biologist find when she investigates the back room at the lower level of the lighthouse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the biologist see when she looks to the ground below the lighthouse?

2. What does the biologist discover as she searches the psychologist's body in 04: Immersion?

3. What are the psychologist's first words to the biologist at the bottom of the lighthouse and what do we later learn they mean?

4. What is one thing that the biologist and psychologist argue about while they are on the beach?

5. What is strange about the vegetation in the abandoned village in 03:Immolation?

6. What does the biologist learn as she reads the surveyor's journal?

7. How does the biologist's description of her parents differ from the psychologist's description of them?

8. How does the psychologist respond when the biologist asks for more information about the border crossing?

9. What does the biologist discover in the lower levels of the lighthouse?

10. What are some details that the biologist learns from the journals that she finds under the trap door in the lighthouse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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.

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