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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 Lila Mae ask Chuck Gould to do in Up: Part One?

2. Who has Coombs been posing as?

3. What does Lila Mae wonder if Natchez and Reed had lied to her about?

4. On her first day as an inspector, who did Lila Mae go out with?

5. Who are the real players behind the search for the Black Box?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lila Mae do before she leaves Coombs office in Up: Part Two?

2. What does Lila Mae realize about Chuck Gould in Up: Part One?

3. Who had really sent out the pages from Fulton's journals, as revealed in Up: Part Two?

4. Why does Lila Mae return to Marie Claire in Up: Part Two?

5. What was Arbo in possession of in Up: Part Two?

6. Who does Lila Mae agree to start working with in Up: Part One?

7. How are Lila Mae and Urich interrupted while at Urich's office in Up: Part One?

8. Where does Lila Mae go after leaving Intuitionist House?

9. What are the Funicular Follies?

10. How does Lila Mae get into the Follies without being noticed?

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 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 3

Write an essay that examines the philosophies of Intuitionism and Empiricism as they relate to the novel. Consider what aspects of the novel's society is represented by either side, which characters are associated with which side, and how these opposing schools of thought help develop the theme of the novel.

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