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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lina believe the key to the locked door might be in a pan?
(a) That's where all the people hide their keys.
(b) She heard the mayor say that's where it would be hidden.
(c) A pan is the only hiding place she can find.
(d) She thinks that's what the instructions say.

2. What was Lina's father's job before his death?
(a) He ran the yarn shop.
(b) He was a pipeworks laborer.
(c) He worked at the greenhouses.
(d) He was a teacher.

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

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

5. What is the food most people in Ember eat almost every day?
(a) Green beans.
(b) Bread.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Cabbage.

6. What does the mayor do to try to make his words heard by the crowd gathered for the meeting?
(a) Has a woman shout out his messages.
(b) Stands on a roof.
(c) Uses a megaphone.
(d) Yells really loudly.

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

8. What does Dr. Tower have in her hands when she tells Lina that her mother died?
(a) A bloody towel.
(b) A bowl of soup.
(c) A pan of water.
(d) A crying baby.

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) Crawling and Flying Things.
(d) Doon's Book.

10. Who is the teacher overseeing Lina's class on Assignment Day?
(a) Miss Rose.
(b) Miss Harrow.
(c) Miss. Thorn.
(d) Miss Mayfleet.

11. What does Doon give Lina to wear when they go into the Pipeworks?
(a) A helmet with a light.
(b) An officials Pipeswork jacket.
(c) A slicker and boots.
(d) A vest with a safety harness to keep her from falling.

12. How many people had traveled into the Unknown Regions, never to return?
(a) None.
(b) Four in the past year.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Too many to count.

13. How long does the chief builder say the people of Ember must stay in the city?
(a) At least five hundred years.
(b) At least a hundred years.
(c) At least two hundred years.
(d) At least twelve hundred years.

14. What is one of the things Lina likes about Doon?
(a) That he's curious.
(b) That he's always by himself.
(c) That he's handsome.
(d) That he doesn't interrupt her when she talks.

15. What job does Doon say he desperately wanted?
(a) Pipeworks laborer.
(b) Messenger.
(c) Electrician's helper.
(d) Greenhouse assistant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Doon and Lina do once they reach Plummer Square?

2. What does Doon say he usually dreams about?

3. What do the children Lina's age do on Thursdays?

4. What does Lina figure out is the work on the document that ends with "orks"?

5. Based on her experience in Ember, what is the color Lina believes the sky to be?

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