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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 is unique about the photograph the biologist finds in the lighthouse?

2. What does the surveyor accuse the biologist of?

3. What do the journals reveal about Area X?

4. What does the psychologist say the biologist was doing as she walked to the lighthouse?

5. What nickname did the biologist go by with her husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the biologist notice about the lighthouse when she sees it for the first time?

2. What does the biologist reveal about the first expedition?

3. What does the biologist describe as her best field assignment?

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

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

6. How do the words on the walls of the lighthouse differ from the words on the walls of the tower?

7. What is unique about the dolphin that the biologist experiences on her way to the lighthouse?

8. What does the biologist do after the psychologist dies?

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

10. What does the biologist discover below the trap door in the lighthouse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the conclusion of the novel, the biologist decides to follow her husband's footsteps, explaining that she does not need to find him but that she does need "to see what he saw" (194). How is this scene representative of their marriage?

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

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.

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