If the engagement is rejected, it automatically moves back to the Fieldwork state.

• A. Fieldwork
• B. Follow Up
• C. Closed
• D. Scope

Answer: (A)

Understanding how engagement states move during testing helps explain this. Fieldwork is the phase where testers actively collect evidence and verify that controls operate as intended in practice. If findings cause an engagement to be rejected, the work isn’t finished yet, so the next step is to re-run testing after addressing the issues. Returning to Fieldwork allows the team to perform the necessary re-testing and gather fresh evidence before you can move forward toward resolution or closure. Follow Up is used for tracking remediation actions and verifying they’re completed, not for starting the re-testing cycle; Closed is the final state, and Scope is the planning phase.