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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. How many people of color had been trained as elevator inspectors when Lila Mae was studying to become one?

2. Where does Lila Mae spend the night after leaving Shush's?

3. Who is Natchez?

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

5. What does Chuck Gould tell Lila Mae in Down: Part One?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Urich?

2. Who is Ben Urich?

3. What does Chancre want from Lila Mae?

4. Who is Marie Claire Rogers?

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

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

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

8. Who is James Fulton?

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

10. What promise does Chancre make to the press?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the Elevator Guild, the Institute for Vertical Transport, and the Department of Elevator Inspection. What is significant about each and how does each reflect a different manifestation of power in the city?

Essay Topic 2

Write en essay exploring the conclusion of the novel. What is significant about Lila Mae's stepping into James Fulton's footsteps? How does this represent a transformation for Lila Mae and why did the author choose to end the novel this way?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the "dilemma of the phantom passenger." What is the philosophical problem presented by this dilemma and why does the author choose to include it?

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