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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following is a fact taught by the Book of the City of Ember?
(a) That the Builders will someday return for their people.
(b) That Ember is the only light in a dark world.
(c) That God created the universe, including Ember.
(d) That Ember is underground.

3. Where did the box with the instructions end up when a mayor died?
(a) In the warehouse.
(b) At the back of a closet.
(c) In the dump.
(d) In a locked desk drawer.

4. What is the message Lina delivers to Mayor Cole from Looper?
(a) There are no more lightbulbs.
(b) You are invited to dinner.
(c) Delivery at eight.
(d) I have found more food.

5. What did the seventh mayor die of?
(a) Radiation poisoning.
(b) Coughing sickness.
(c) He fell and broke his neck.
(d) The book doesn't say.

6. What is on Lina's wall?
(a) Her clothes.
(b) Her books.
(c) A pot with a bean seed.
(d) Her drawings.

7. How does Lina say she believes the people of Ember can reach the city Lina dreams about?
(a) She belives they need to climb.
(b) She says there might be a door somewhere.
(c) She believes they'll travel down the river.
(d) She believes they need to build it.

8. What does Doon believe are his two possible courses of action?
(a) Fix the generator or find a way out.
(b) Do nothing or figure out how to make movable light.
(c) Ask the mayor for help or ask Lina for help.
(d) Learn to grow more food or find a key to the locked door.

9. What is the name of the book Doon keeps about the creatures he finds?
(a) Creatures of Ember.
(b) It doesn't have a name.
(c) Doon's Book.
(d) Crawling and Flying Things.

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

11. What color are the uniforms worn by the guards?
(a) Black and white.
(b) Blue and green.
(c) Yellow and orange.
(d) Red and brown.

12. What is the item Lina feels she needs to buy for Granny?
(a) Colored pencils.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A coat.
(d) A Bible.

13. What is the message Lina carries repeatedly the day after the blackout?
(a) That the blackout lasted seven minutes.
(b) That someone should find a way out of Ember.
(c) That no one is to blame for the blackouts.
(d) That everyone believes the mayor should be fired.

14. What is the first job assigned to a member of Lina and Doon's class?
(a) Greenhouse apprentice.
(b) Electrician's helper.
(c) Supply Depot clerk.
(d) Timekeeper.

15. What is Doon looking for in the "F" section of the library?
(a) A book about family.
(b) A book about fungus.
(c) A book about flying.
(d) A book about fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Poppy done with the paper from inside the beautiful box Granny found?

2. Why does Lina believe the key to the locked door might be in a pan?

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

4. Who is the teacher overseeing Lina's class on Assignment Day?

5. Where does Sadge work?

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