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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. Who does Lila Mae discover is following her after leaving Intuitionist House?

2. How does Lila Mae keep those in power from finding her?

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

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

5. What does Lila Mae realize about Chuck Gould?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Lila Mae accuse Pompey of?

5. How does Lila Mae know that they will never figure out the Black Box design?

6. What did Lila Mae send out at the end of the novel?

7. In Up: Part Two, where does Lila Mae go the morning after feeling from the Lift magazine offices?

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

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

10. What does Lila Mae do in the Lift offices?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that examines the evolution of Lila Mae Watson as a character. Consider her origins and values, her responses to the elevator crash and how she changes as a result.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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