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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lila Mae do when she wakes up after two men visited her apartment in Down: Part One?
(a) She tries to remember everything she can about her visit to the Fanny Briggs building.
(b) She locks the door and starts planning her escape from the city.
(c) She goes downstairs and tries to find out whose house she is in.
(d) She gets on the phone and calls headquarters to try to clear her name.

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

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

4. Why did Lila Mae have to live in a converted closet?
(a) Full-sized rooms were assigned by lottery.
(b) She had applied too late for student housing.
(c) The full-sized rooms were "white only."
(d) She was attending in secret and had to hide.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Lila Mae wake up the next morning after two men visited her apartment in Down: Part One?

4. What is Arbogast determined to do?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Lila Mae get the Fanny Briggs assignment?

2. How does Lila Mae conduct her inspections?

3. What does Lila Mae Watson do for a living?

4. Who is Marie Claire Rogers?

5. What is Empiricism?

6. What does Natchez reveal to Lila Mae about James Fulton?

7. Who is Johnny Shush?

8. What do the people in power believe about Marie Claire?

9. What does Natchez need Lila Mae's help with?

10. What does Chancre want from Lila Mae?

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