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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lina realize about Doon after she tells him about her Granny's death?
(a) That he wants the glory of finding a way out.
(b) That he isn't going to try to find a way out.
(c) That he's her best friend.
(d) That he can find the way out of Ember.

2. What is the first thing Doon says to Lina when he finds her in Chapter 14?
(a) That the mayor is chasing him.
(b) That they have to leave immediately.
(c) That he's found a room with a lot of food.
(d) That he's found the stone marked with a letter.

3. How does Doon find the notice on the wall?
(a) Poppy picks it up.
(b) He touches it with his hands.
(c) He falls and finds it.
(d) The notice shines in the candlelight.

4. What does Lina say is her favorite day of the year?
(a) Singing day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Her birthday.
(d) Peaches day.

5. What does the word "egress" mean, according to Clary?
(a) Exit.
(b) Keeper of the animals.
(c) Enter.
(d) Keeper of the Pipeworks.

6. Why does Doon say they are telling the chief guard about the mayor's thefts?
(a) Because he can arrest the mayor.
(b) Because the guard will be the next mayor.
(c) So he can help gather the food for the people.
(d) Doon trusts him.

7. Where does Lina hide while waiting to implement her plan?
(a) Under a porch.
(b) At the greenhouse.
(c) In the school.
(d) Near the trash can enclosure.

8. What does Lina believe is the most frightening part about the first moments of the ride down the river?
(a) Being slammed into rocks.
(b) Going so fast in the dark.
(c) Being wet.
(d) Not knowing where they're going.

9. Where do the children put the lighted candles once the boat slows?
(a) On the flat edge of the paddles.
(b) In the frame of the boat.
(c) On top of the boxes.
(d) They each hold one.

10. What does Lina say she told Mrs. Murdo when she took Poppy?
(a) That she would be careful.
(b) Nothing.
(c) That she was taking Poppy to safety.
(d) That she was staying at the greenhouse.

11. Where does Lina tell Mrs. Murdo she's going to do when Doon comes to get her?
(a) Find a way out of Ember.
(b) Expose the mayor for a crook.
(c) Some emergency work.
(d) Hide from the guards.

12. What do Doon and Lina do for most of the day after reading the book?
(a) Look for a city or some people.
(b) Search for another way in to Ember.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Sleep and eat.

13. What does the writer say she's good at?
(a) Growing food.
(b) Maintaining electrical facilities.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Teaching.

14. How do Doon and Lina discover the fruit that's good to eat?
(a) They see a creature eating it.
(b) They can smell it.
(c) They sit under a tree and a piece of the fruit falls on Doon.
(d) They recognize it from a book in the library.

15. How long does Lina think they've been in the boat when they come to the final pool?
(a) About three hours.
(b) About a whole day.
(c) She doesn't know.
(d) About twenty minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is in each of the boats Doon and Lina find in the second room?

2. What color is the blanket on the bed Mrs. Murdo says will be Lina's new room?

3. Who is the person Lina and Doon decide to leave a message for about leaving Ember?

4. What are the two items Doon and Lina find in the boxes that they don't understand?

5. What does Lina say is the biggest difference between her home and that of Mrs. Murdo?

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