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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Down: Part One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Natchez?
(a) A black porter at the Intuitionist House.
(b) An investigator from Internal Affairs.
(c) An old family friend of Lila Mae's.
(d) Lila Mae's political contact at the Institute.

2. What is Mr. Reed's connection to James Fulton?
(a) He was one of Fulton's early students and converts to intuitionism.
(b) He published Fulton's earliest works on Intuitionism.
(c) He was Fulton's academic rival in their early days at the Institute.
(d) He is James Fulton's half-brother.

3. What is the Black Box?
(a) The design for a perfect elevator.
(b) The name the inspectors give for their headquarters.
(c) The safe holding Fulton's missing papers.
(d) An elevator reserved for black people.

4. Who is James Fulton?
(a) Lila Mae's father.
(b) The founder of Intuitionism.
(c) The head of the Elevator Department.
(d) A candidate for Elevator Guild President.

5. What kind of student was Lila Mae?
(a) Top of her class.
(b) Lazy and under-performing.
(c) Outspoken and political.
(d) Quiet and dedicated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is true about James Fulton at the beginning of the novel?

2. What does Mr. Reed believe?

3. What is significant about Lila Mae's status as a black woman in her occupation?

4. If made public, what effect would the Black Box plans have?

5. Who brings Lila Mae breakfast in Down: Part One?

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