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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where do Doon and Lina hide during the day?
(a) At the trash heaps.
(b) At a church.
(c) At the greenhouses.
(d) At the school.

3. What is in each of the boats Doon and Lina find in the second room?
(a) Two boxes and two paddles.
(b) A small motor and a can of gasoline.
(c) A long rope and a box of candles.
(d) Eight boxes and some long poles.

4. How many boxes do Lina and Doon find behind the door?
(a) Four.
(b) Dozens.
(c) Two.
(d) Eight.

5. Who is second-in-command after the mayor?
(a) Clary.
(b) No one.
(c) The chief guard.
(d) Mr. Harrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lina hide while waiting to implement her plan?

2. What does the writer say she's good at?

3. Where does Doon keep the book he's written about bugs?

4. What does the word "egress" mean, according to Clary?

5. What does Lina tell Poppy they're about to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lina think about with regard to being "alone in the world" on her first day back at work after her Granny's death/

2. What are some of the things that frighten Lina as they begin their trip down the river?

3. What are some of the things Doon packs to take on the journey out of Ember and what are some of the things he leaves behind?

4. What is the message from the notice on the wall at the beginning of the path?

5. How do Doon and Lina figure out how the candles work?

6. How does Lina get Poppy down to the ledge where the boats are and why is she certain she can make it?

7. Why does the writer say the adults have to cut all ties with their families and take no books or photographs, and why are there so many babies?

8. What are the two choices Doon believes he has if Lina doesn't show up at the entrance to the Pipeworks as planned and which does he believe is the better of the two?

9. Describe the room Mrs. Murdo says Lina can share with Poppy.

10. What is the problem Doon and Lina see with using the boat to go downstream and what do they discover that eliminates that problem?

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