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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Jim, how many times had Urich lied to him?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

2. How did James Fulton pass as a white man?
(a) His skin was pale enough to pass for white.
(b) He never revealed his true identity.
(c) He always wore a mask.
(d) He painted his face white when he was in public.

3. What are the respective philosophies of Chancre and Lever?
(a) Lever and Chancre are both Empiricists.
(b) Lever and Chancre are both Intuitionists.
(c) Lever is an Empiricist and Chancre is an Intuitionist.
(d) Chancre is an Empiricist and Lever is an Intuitionist.

4. Who does Lila Mae think she sees in the library on some nights?
(a) Johnny Shush.
(b) James Fulton.
(c) Ben Urich.
(d) Frank Chancre.

5. What does Lila Mae read on the elevator at 125 Walker?
(a) The initials of the other inspectors who have checked the elevator in the past.
(b) The record of violations imposed on the superintendent of the building.
(c) The technical specifications of the elevator she is inspecting.
(d) The manual that all new elevator inspectors receive upon graduation.

6. What is John Corrigan's personality like?
(a) He is honest and upstanding.
(b) He is quiet and violent.
(c) He is outgoing and talkative.
(d) He is sneaky and unreliable.

7. Why is James Fulton an important figure?
(a) He is the founder of Intuitionism.
(b) He is Lila Mae's father.
(c) He is an opponent of Intuitionism.
(d) He took Lila Mae under his wing and mentored her.

8. Who does Lila Mae question for information in Down: Part One?
(a) Frank Chancre.
(b) James Fulton.
(c) Chuck Gould.
(d) Mr. Reed.

9. What book did Lila Mae discover?
(a) The History of Elevator Design.
(b) Elevator Physics.
(c) Theoretical Elevators, Volume 1.
(d) The autobiography of Fanny Briggs.

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

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

12. Who is Ben Urich?
(a) Lila Mae's ex-boyfriend.
(b) A reporter for Lift Magazine.
(c) An elevator inspector.
(d) A henchman for Johnny Shush.

13. What do Reed and Lever want to do in Down: Part One?
(a) Find the Black Box plans and make them public.
(b) Find the Black Box plans and sell them to the highest bidder.
(c) Find the Black Box plans and build it themselves.
(d) Find the Black Box plans and keep them secret.

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

15. Who does Lila Mae find at her apartment in Down: Part One?
(a) Jim and John.
(b) Frank Chancre.
(c) James Fulton.
(d) Natchez.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lila Mae determine what is wrong with the elevators she inspects?

2. Who does Lila Mae visit?

3. Why has Lila Mae not returned to work in Down: Part Two?

4. What is Arbogast determined to do?

5. What does Lila Mae learn about Fulton's background?

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