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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Reed believe about Marie Claire?

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

3. What is John Corrigan's personality like?

4. Where do Lila Mae and the "screaming man" cross paths?

5. What are the two opposing philosophies of elevator inspection?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lila Mae decide she is going to do about the Black Box?

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

3. Who is James Fulton?

4. What does Marie Claire tell Lila Mae in Down: Part Two?

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

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

7. What does Chuck Gould report to Lila about the accident?

8. How does Lila Mae conduct her inspections?

9. What do Jim and John tell Urich about the Black Box story?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the henchmen John Corrigan and Jim Murphy. How are their personalities distinct and how is each a reflection of an aspect of the city's power structure?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that explores the excerpts from Fulton's writings throughout the book. What does Fulton write about and how do his ideas play into the themes of the novel? Why does the author choose to offer these excerpts, in the sequence and at the points they appear?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that examines the philosophies of Intuitionism and Empiricism as they relate to the novel. Consider what aspects of the novel's society is represented by either side, which characters are associated with which side, and how these opposing schools of thought help develop the theme of the novel.

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