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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 Lila Mae learn about Fulton's background?

2. What are the respective philosophies of Chancre and Lever?

3. What does Mr. Reed do for a living?

4. Where is Lila Mae taken in Down: Part Two?

5. What do the pages of Fulton's journals that were sent to someone contain?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Johnny Shush?

2. What promise does Chancre make to the press?

3. Who is Frank Chancre?

4. What happens to Urich?

5. Why does Frank Chancre want to find the Black Box plans before anyone else?

6. What is significant about Lila Mae as an inspector?

7. Why does Reed send Lila Mae to Marie Claire?

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

9. Where is Lila Mae taken in Down: Part Two?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the idea of the "second ascension." What is it and what importance does it hold for the characters and the city? What is its symbolic significance? How does it help develop the themes in the novel?

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 exploring Lila Mae's experiences with men. Consider the flashbacks of her uncomfortable date with Grady Jr. and her encounter with the salesman, Freeport, as well as her experience in the dance hall at the end of Up/One. Why does the author choose to include these scenes and why are they important to the development of Lila Mae's character?

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