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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Fanny Briggs Building named after?
(a) A prominent black activist.
(b) A famous actress from the Funicular Follies.
(c) A wealthy benefactor to the city.
(d) The first woman elevator inspector.

2. How does Lila Mae determine what is wrong with the elevators she inspects?
(a) She gets on them and intuits their malfunctions.
(b) She waits for them to fail and examines the wreckage.
(c) She relies on more experienced inspectors to help her out.
(d) She takes careful measurements and compares them to documented standards.

3. What does Reed reveal about Ben Urich in Down: Part Two?
(a) He has the Black Box plans.
(b) He works for Frank Chancre.
(c) He has disappeared.
(d) He has resigned.

4. What do Lila Mae and Natchez initially have in common?
(a) They are both elevator inspectors.
(b) They have both been falsely accused.
(c) They were both students of James Fulton.
(d) They are both black.

5. What does Marie Claire claim happened the day of Fulton's funeral?
(a) Fulton revealed that he had never really died.
(b) ll the elevators in the city stopped working.
(c) The house was broken into and Fulton's papers were stolen.
(d) A package containing the Black Box plans was delivered.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the "screaming man"?

2. What does Mr. Reed think has happened regarding the elevator crash in Down: Part One?

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

4. What does Marie Claire tell Lila Mae about Fulton?

5. What is Intuitionism?

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