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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Murdo have cooked for dinner when Lina gets home with the food from Lizzie?
(a) Spaghetti with tomato sauce.
(b) Green bean casserole.
(c) Beet and bean stew.
(d) Pineapples and cake.

2. How are Doon and Lina supposed to get the boat into the water?
(a) Wait for the river to rise.
(b) Drop it over the ledge.
(c) Lower it with ropes.
(d) They can't figure it out.

3. Which of the following is NOT something the people of Ember begin throwing at the mayor?
(a) Garbage.
(b) Pebbles.
(c) Sticks.
(d) Hats.

4. How does the chef builder intend to arrange for the instructions to be found at the proper time?
(a) Put them in a box with a timed lock.
(b) Put them in a hidden place so someone will stumble on them.
(c) Put them in a box with a date.
(d) Put them at the back of a warehouse so they'll be found when supplies run low.

5. What is the dare Lina shouts to her classmates that causes an argument with Doon?
(a) That she can cartwheel over a small wall.
(b) That she can jump a large hedge.
(c) That she can jump down six steps at a time.
(d) That she can climb a lightpole.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the food most people in Ember eat almost every day?

3. What kind of soup does Lina make for Granny?

4. How does Lina say she believes the people of Ember can reach the city Lina dreams about?

5. What does Doon say they have to do about the mayor's secret room?

(see the answer key)

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