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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 02: Integration.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which member of the expedition does the narrator get along with better than she expected?
(a) The psychologist.
(b) The linguist.
(c) The anthropologist.
(d) The surveyor.

2. What makes the expedition team laugh over dinner in 01: Initiation?
(a) When the anthropologists says, "I wish I knew what you were thinking," and the biologist responds, "no you don't" (31).
(b) The psychologist spills soup on herself.
(c) The surveyor tells them all dirty jokes.
(d) They watch a group of ducks on the pond.

3. What does the narrator do when she realizes she has been contaminated by the organism growing on the walls underground?
(a) She tries to hide it but is caught almost immediately.
(b) She hides it from the others.
(c) She confesses right away.
(d) She purposefully contaminates the others.

4. How did the agents of the Southern Reach treat the biologist's husband when they took him to the hospital?
(a) They flattered him and even worshipped him.
(b) They treated him with great respect, like he was a bomb about to go off.
(c) They treated him viciously and bullied him.
(d) They ignored him completely.

5. What personal connection does the biologist reveal about herself and Area X in 02: Integration?
(a) Her husband went on the eleventh expedition to Area X.
(b) Her parents were both born in Area X.
(c) Area X was named after her grandpa, Cornelius X.
(d) Her favorite spot in her childhood was actually a piece of Area X.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which member of the expedition is missing at the beginning of 02: Integration?

3. What is the surveyor's background?

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

5. Who does the narrator indicate will be the only other member of the expedition to last more than a day or two?

(see the answer key)

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