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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 first thing Lina wants to do once they figure out how to light a candle?

2. What is the most common message Lina carries during the day in Chapter 12?

3. How does Lina spot Doon from her spot on the roof?

4. What is Lina carrying when she joins Doon at the entrance of the Pipeworks?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Doon and Lina decide what to do with the information that the mayor is stealing?

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

4. What do Doon and Lina discover is the sixth step of the instructions?

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

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

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

8. How do Doon and Lina figure out how the matches work?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Compare Lina and Doon. How are they similar? How are they different? How does each impact the other?

Essay Topic 3

What happens each time the lights go off in the city of Ember? What happens when the lights go off on the day Lina is buying the pencils? What does Lina fear will someday happen when the lights go off? Why do the lights go off?

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