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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 Reed show Lila Mae in Down: Part Two?

2. Who is running against Chancre?

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

4. At elevator school, how did Lila Mae perform on her oral examination?

5. What does Lila Mae tell Mr. Reed about the next day after she was at Shush's?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens at the Fanny Briggs building?

3. What is Empiricism?

4. What does Chancre want from Lila Mae?

5. Who is Natchez?

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

7. Who is James Fulton?

8. How does Lila Mae conduct her inspections?

9. Who comes to question Chuck Gould?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that explores the setting of The Intuitionist. Consider the unidentified time and place, and the evidence that points to a particular period. Include a discussion of why Whitehead may have chosen to leave the setting ambiguous.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay examining the character of James Fulton. Why is he a critical character even though he had been dead for decades at the opening of the book? What are the secrets surrounding Fulton and his work and how do these secrets and revelations play into the novel's themes?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the power structure of the city in The Intuitionist. Consider the power held by Arbo and United, the two big elevator manufacturers and the subsequent levels of power below them, including the Elevator Guild, the Institution, and inspectors like Lila Mae.

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