1 How many years have supposedly passed since the last expedition? Thirty Ten Three Two 2 How did the psychologist ensure that every member of the expedition crossed the border without issue? Pavlovian signalling Positive reinforcement Hypnosis Bribery 3 How much supplies did the twelfth expedition bring into Area X? A decade's worth Two years' worth Six months' worth One years' worth 4 How long were they told the supplies from base camp could last them? A decade A few weeks Two years Six months 5 What does the biologist describe as their "most outlandish equipment"? A black box with a red lens that glows red in the presence of danger A crate of cotton candy-flavored MREs A set of elementary compasses Fuji film cameras 6 What was the protocol if their mysterious instrument glowed red? They should submit to hypnosis They should hike to the border and await extraction They have an hour to retreat to an underground location They have thirty minutes to get to a "safe place" 7 How many varieties of venomous snake are they told live in Area X? About ten At least six A thousand Only one 8 The biologist says that "desolation tries ... " To habituate you To colonize you To infiltrate you To break you 9 How long does it take after reaching base camp for the explorers to find the tower? A year Four days A week Four months 10 What element of Area X wasn't represented in the maps? The border The abandoned fishing town The tower The lighthouse 11 What is strange about the biologist's opinion that the unmapped structure is a tower? It is a silo It looks more like a house It is made of wood, not stone It tunnels into the ground 12 What is the Southern Reach's policy on outside contact during an expedition? It is NOT to be attempted Only the psychologist can attempt outside contact Only superiors should be contacted Explorers must submit reports of findings and progress every night 13 How is the narrative being taken down? In a series of interviews after re-entry In an old dictaphone In a waterproof journal issued by Southern Reach By an omniscient narrator 14 What is the profession of the fifth explorer who never crossed the border? Psychologist Chemist Medic Linguist 15 Why is there a sense of relief at the fact that it was the linguist, specifically, who stayed behind? She seemed unqualified, even in her own field She was the least liked member of the group, on a personal level She had previously expressed doubts about the expedition Linguistics seems, at the time, the least essential specialty 16 What is the biologist's specialty? Transitional environments Transitional biomes Fruiting bodies Genetic mutation 17 Which member of the expedition opposes searching the tower before mapping the rest of the Area? Surveyor Anthropologist Psychologist Biologist 18 What natural structure does the biologist compare the interior of the tower to? A salt cave Nautilus shells A snail's shell A coral reef 19 What is the first threatening animal the group encounters? A crocodile A mutated wild boar A flock of violent geese A mutated bear 20 What happens when the biologist is initially inspecting the writing on the tower wall? The anthropologist retreats in fear A nodule bursts on the spores and she inhales the contents A creature from below attacks the expedition party The biologist scrapes a sample off the wall 21 What do the explorers hear every night at sundown? A transmission from Area X A low, gutteral moan The rustling of leaves and grass The thrum of crickets and frogs from the marsh 22 What hypnotic incantation causes the surveyor and anthropologist to go slack? Consolidation of authority Annihilation Alacazam Paralysis is not a cogent agent 23 What is the first symptom of the spore from the tower? An internal brightness Heightened senses Immunity to hypnotic suggestion Allergies 24 Who is the first to inquire about the materiality of the words on the tower wall? Anthropologist Surveyor Biologist Psychologist 25 Which of the explorers wishes she could know the biologist's thoughts? Surveyor Psychologist Anthropologist Linguist
