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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 Jim Murphy's personality like?

2. What do Lila Mae and Natchez initially have in common?

3. What story is scheduled to come out in next issue of Lift Magazine?

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

5. What is Marie Claire's current occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Johnny Shush?

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

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

4. How did Lila Mae get the Fanny Briggs assignment?

5. Who is James Fulton?

6. Who is Natchez?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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 discussing the events of the Funicular Follies. Consider what occurs both on and off stage, and why the author chooses to present this scene in such detail.

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