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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the two opposing philosophies of elevator inspection?
(a) Intuitionism vs. Empiricism.
(b) Theory vs. Fact.
(c) Verticality vs. Racism.
(d) Conservatism vs. Liberalism.

2. What is Lila Mae's record for accuracy?
(a) She is accurate less than half the time.
(b) She has an average rate of accuracy.
(c) She has an extremely high record for accuracy.
(d) She is never wrong.

3. What does John do to Urich in Down: Part Two?
(a) He grabs Urich's copies of the plans.
(b) He breaks Urich's finger.
(c) He throws Urich into a dumpster.
(d) He steals Urich's wallet.

4. Where does Lila Mae wake up the next morning after two men visited her apartment in Down: Part One?
(a) In an elevator.
(b) In a room at Intuitionist House.
(c) In her converted room at elevator school.
(d) In her apartment.

5. What does Mr. Reed do for a living?
(a) He works for Johnny Shush.
(b) He runs the elevator school.
(c) He is Lever's secretary and campaign manager.
(d) He is the head of Intuitionism.

6. What does Natchez reveal about Fulton?
(a) He is really Fulton's nephew.
(b) Fulton is still alive.
(c) Fulton's Black Box is a lie.
(d) Fulton arranged the Fanny Briggs crash.

7. With whom do Frank Chancre, John Corrigan and Jim Murphy also have connections?
(a) Mr. Reed.
(b) James Fulton.
(c) Chuck Gould.
(d) Johnny Shush.

8. Who does Jim and John work for?
(a) Johnny Shush.
(b) Orville Lever.
(c) Frank Chancre.
(d) James Fulton.

9. Why has Lila Mae not returned to work in Down: Part Two?
(a) There is suspicion building around her.
(b) There are no elevators that need to be inspected.
(c) She has been officially assigned to work with Mr. Reed.
(d) She is on paid vacation.

10. Where does Lila Mae spend the night after leaving Shush's?
(a) Her own apartment.
(b) The Institute.
(c) One of Shush's safe houses.
(d) James Fulton's old residence.

11. How many people of color had been trained as elevator inspectors when Lila Mae was studying to become one?
(a) 7.
(b) 23.
(c) 12.
(d) 1.

12. What revolutionary design innovation did Elisha Otis bring to the elevator industry?
(a) The safety brake.
(b) The Black Box.
(c) The counterweight.
(d) The double door.

13. What does Mr. Reed suggest to Lila Mae in Down: Part One?
(a) That she go on with her life as if nothing has happened.
(b) That she get out of town.
(c) That she turn herself in.
(d) That she stay at Intuitionist House for her own safety.

14. Where is Lila Mae taken in Down: Part Two?
(a) To an interrogation room at Shush's hideout.
(b) To an interview room at Internal Affairs.
(c) Back to her room at the Institute.
(d) To Frank Chancre's main offices.

15. What is the "phantom passenger"?
(a) The name of a philosophical challenge among elevator experts.
(b) The ghost of James Fulton who rides the elevators at the Institute.
(c) The belief that all elevators, by their nature, are holding passengers at all times.
(d) The mysterious figure who sabotaged the Fanny Briggs elevator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Reed believe?

2. How did Lila Mae land the Fanny Briggs assignment?

3. What is Frank Chancre's position?

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

5. What is the name for the design challenge that elevator researchers have been working on for years?

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