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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. Where does Doon go after he and Lina leave the chief guard?
(a) Home.
(b) To Clary's greenhouse.
(c) To Lina's house.
(d) To work.

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

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

4. What is the most common message Lina carries during the day in Chapter 12?
(a) That people have found many cans of food.
(b) That people believe the mayor is corrupt.
(c) That people are looking for a way out of Ember.
(d) That people are staying home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Doon and Lina hide during the day?

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

3. What color is the moth Doon watches hatch?

4. What does Mrs. Murdo have cooked for dinner when Lina gets home with the food from Lizzie?

5. Where does Lizzie first say she got the cans of food?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Why does Clary say the instructions are "hopeful"?

4. What is the first sight that meets the children when they emerge from the tunnel?

5. 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?

6. Where does Lizzie first tell Lina she got the canned items and what does she eventually reveal as the truth?

7. What does the writer say is the reason for building Ember?

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

9. How do Doon and Lina get the boat into the water and what happens as they are performing this task?

10. How does Lina get away from the mayor and the guards once she's in the mayor's office?

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