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

2. What plan do Lila Mae and Natchez make for the next night in Up: Part One?

3. What had occurred at the Fulton residence the night before in Up: Part Two?

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

5. Who are Arbo and United?

Short Essay Questions

1. After seeing Marie Claire in Up: Part Two, where does Lila Mae go?

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

3. What does Marie Claire give Lila Mae in Up: Part Two?

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

5. What does Lila Mae accuse Pompey of?

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

7. Who is Pompey?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that explores the issue of race in the novel. How does race influence the events of the book? Why is it important that Lila Mae is a black woman?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring the character of Marie Claire Rogers. Marie Claire is the only other woman besides Lila Mae who plays a significant part in the novel. How does Marie Claire connect with the issues of racism, sexism, and power? How does she subvert exceptions? How does she serve as a symbolic counterpoint to Lila Mae?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the theme of Appearance vs. Reality in the novel. What characters and plot elements are not what they initially appear to be? How do the revelations of the truth about these characters and elements help develop the themes of the novel?

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