TESTS

"We'll never survive."

"Nonsense, you're only saying that because no one ever has."

- Wesley and Buttercup (when preparing to enter the Fire Swamp), "The Princess Bride"

Upon entering into the World of Adventure, the hero will undergo their first challenges that will form them into the full-fledged hero they will become at the completion of their Hero's Journey.   These are the TESTS, and in this phase of the journey is usually when the hero's true allies and enemies will manifest themselves.  This phase in film occurs usually during ACT II.  This is where the hero will usually trip the signal alarms of the opposition and the forces that work against him or her will become aware of their presence and start to consciously act against them.  These are basically just early trials so that the hero can hone the skills he or she will need later in the story.  A great example of this is in "Raiders of the Lost Ark", Indy must first get the Headpiece to the Staff of Ra, decipher the inscription on it, get into the map room (and get back out) and this is all before he gets to the Well of Souls (BELLY OF THE WHALE).  Those are some tests for you!   Although, it looks like TESTS may only occur at a certain point on the chart, the TESTS are really ongoing from the moment that the Hero crosses the THRESHOLD OF ADVENTURE into the special world and continue until the hero crosses back into the ORDINARY WORLD.