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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 is the question Lina asks Mrs. Murdo about the song Mrs. Murdo is singing to Poppy?

2. How old does the writer say all the adults are who are headed to Ember?

3. Why does Lina say she isn't afraid?

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

5. What happens to give Lina a head start on her escape plan?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Lina's arrest and her encounter with the mayor.

3. What does Doon consider telling his father when his father asks if Doon is worried about something?

4. How do Doon and Lina find the path that leads up from the river?

5. Describe what and who Doon finds when he opens the door in the tunnel.

6. 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?

7. What does Lina say about the reason she brought Poppy along?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how Doon and Lina leave Ember. What are some of the major problems they encounter? How do they overcome them?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Assignment Day. How are jobs assigned? What's wrong with this method? What could have been done differently?

Essay Topic 3

What is the most important setting of the book? Why do you consider this an important setting? Fully describe the setting.

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