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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 is Mr. Reed's connection to James Fulton?

2. Why is Jim Murphy's personality like?

3. How is the story of the elevator crash being covered in the papers?

4. How does Lila Mae determine what is wrong with the elevators she inspects?

5. Why has Lila Mae not returned to work in Down: Part Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chancre want from Lila Mae?

2. What happens to Urich?

3. What promise does Chancre make to the press?

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

5. Who is Johnny Shush?

6. Who is Mr. Reed?

7. Who is James Fulton?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring elevators as the principal metaphor in The Intuitionist.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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