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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Doon see when he steps through the door marked "main tunnel"?
(a) The river.
(b) Nothing because of the darkness.
(c) The generator.
(d) A bunch of men, sitting around playing cards.

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

5. Where does Lizzie say she was when the big blackout occurred?
(a) At the greenhouse.
(b) At work.
(c) At home.
(d) At the store.

6. What has Poppy done with the paper from inside the beautiful box Granny found?
(a) Thrown it away.
(b) Chewed on it.
(c) Sat on it.
(d) Nothing.

7. How do Lina and Doon know the man in the tunnel has unlocked the door?
(a) They see him unlock it.
(b) The man says he's going to unlock it.
(c) They hear the key in the lock.
(d) They don't know.

8. Where does Sadge work?
(a) In the Pipeworks.
(b) In the Supply Depot.
(c) In the Generator Room.
(d) In the greenhouse.

9. According to the book Doon finds, what is a "hog"?
(a) The writer says it's a dirty animal.
(b) The writer says it's the source of bacon.
(c) The writer of the book doesn't know.
(d) The writer says it's a large animal.

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

11. Why does Clary say she told Lina to leave when Sadge arrived?
(a) She was afraid Lina would be afraid.
(b) She was afraid Lina would tell on Sadge.
(c) She was afraid Lina would call Sadge stupid.
(d) She was afraid Lina would try to venter out of Ember.

12. Who does the chief builder say will keep the instructions for leaving the city?
(a) The chief of the guards.
(b) The timekeeper.
(c) Lina's grandmother.
(d) The mayor.

13. What color is Doon's jacket?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

14. Who does Nammy Proggs say fixes broken things at her house?
(a) Clary.
(b) She fixes them herself.
(c) Mr. Murdo.
(d) Doon.

15. What does Lina figure out is the work on the document that ends with "orks"?
(a) Fireworks.
(b) Forks.
(c) Pipeworks.
(d) Dorks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color does the person Lina overhears say he hoped to paint the door of his house?

2. What is Granny doing when Lina gets home?

3. Where does Lina say the "door" mentioned in the instructions must lead?

4. What is Doon doing when Lina first sees him in the library?

5. When do Lina and Doon agree to meet to go into the Pipeworks?

(see the answer keys)

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