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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 do while she is hiding after escaping the Lift offices in Up: Part One?

2. The morning after her visit to the Lift Magazine offices, where does Lila Mae first go?

3. What was United behind, as revealed in Up: Part One?

4. What book is Lila Mae writing?

5. Who does Coombs work for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What project has Lila Mae embarked on at the end of the novel?

2. What happens to Chancre at the Follies?

3. Who is Pompey?

4. What does Marie Claire explain to Lila Mae in Up: Part Two?

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

6. Where does Lila Mae hide after fleeing Urich's office in Up:Part One?

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

8. What is Lila Mae planning to do what she finishes the plans?

9. What are the Funicular Follies?

10. What does Urich show Lila Mae while at his office in Up: Part One?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 exploring the idea of the "second ascension." What is it and what importance does it hold for the characters and the city? What is its symbolic significance? How does it help develop the themes in the novel?

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