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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. Why is James Fulton an important figure?

2. What is "Lift"?

3. What does Urich discover in Down: Part Two?

4. What does Natchez want to do in Down: Part Two?

5. Who does Lila Mae visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the Fanny Briggs building?

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

3. Who is James Fulton?

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

5. Who is Frank Chancre?

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

7. Who comes to question Chuck Gould?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that examines the evolution of Lila Mae Watson as a character. Consider her origins and values, her responses to the elevator crash and how she changes as a result.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that explores the symbolic and thematic importance of the Black Box. Consider what the Box is and why it is of such interest to the powers that be in the novel. Consider also how it functions symbolically in the text as well as how it helps develop the themes.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that explores the issue of race in the novel. How does race influence the events of the book? Why is it important that Lila Mae is a black woman?

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