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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the narrator's expedition going in 01:Initiation?
(a) The moon.
(b) An abandoned city.
(c) Area X.
(d) The top of a mountain.

2. What object do the surveyor and the biologist encounter on the stairs during their second trip into the tower?
(a) The corpse of the anthropologist.
(b) The corpse of the linguist.
(c) The secret map of Area X.
(d) A horrible monster that writes on the walls.

3. Why does the surveyor refuse to go to the lighthouse in 02: Integration?
(a) She doesn't believe the lighthouse exists.
(b) Her legs are too tired to keep walking.
(c) She's afraid of lighthouses.
(d) Whoever is there will be armed.

4. How does the biologist characterize her husband's behavior upon his return from Area X?
(a) He seemed distant.
(b) He would constantly describe the strange things he saw.
(c) He was extremely gregarious.
(d) He could not stop screaming.

5. What is the surveyor's background?
(a) She has military experience.
(b) She was a CEO.
(c) She was a teacher.
(d) She was a body guard.

6. What confuses the surveyor about the gear that the expedition was given?
(a) The gear is all 50 years out of date.
(b) The gear seems to have a life of its own.
(c) The gear changes subtly overnight.
(d) The gear is all covered with strange markings.

7. How does the biologist rationalize her attempt to manipulate the surveyor into going to the lighthouse?
(a) She thinks the surveyor would have a good time at the lighthouse.
(b) She thinks they should both be completely dedicated to their mission.
(c) She does not want the anthropologist's death to be meaningless.
(d) She thinks her personal safety is more important than what the surveyor wants.

8. Why does the biologist give the surveyor the first watch of the night?
(a) Because the surveyor can't sleep anyway.
(b) Because she's too tired to take first watch.
(c) Because the biologist has better night vision.
(d) To establish trust.

9. How does the narrator describe her life in the world outside of the expedition?
(a) Overwhelming.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Average.
(d) Empty.

10. What is the name of the government organization overseeing the expedition?
(a) The FBI.
(b) The Southern Reach.
(c) The Pentagon.
(d) The Bureau of Extranormal Affairs.

11. At what time of day does a low, powerful moan always sound in the area that the expedition explores?
(a) Mid-day.
(b) Dusk.
(c) Midnight.
(d) At random.

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

13. What new precautions do the expedition members plan to take before going back underground in 01: Initiation?
(a) They will use smoke to smoke out any dangerous beasts.
(b) They will burn every living thing they see.
(c) They will call in a tactical nuclear strike over the area.
(d) They will wear breathing masks.

14. What is the purpose of the black device the members of the expedition wear?
(a) The device powers their cellphones.
(b) The device warns them when they are in an unsafe area.
(c) The device helps them leave the area every night.
(d) The device has no stated purpose.

15. To what do the inhaled spores make the narrator immune?
(a) Fear.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Broken Bones.
(d) Hypnosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the first expedition report about Area X?

2. What does the anthropologist leave behind when she leaves in Integration?

3. What happens to the biologist when she gets too close to the words on the wall?

4. How many people are in the 12th expedition originally?

5. What substance do the surveyor and the biologist discover on the stairs during their second trip into the tower?

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