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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Doon doing when Lina first sees him in the library?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Sweeping the floor.
(c) Writing.
(d) Putting a book on a shelf.

2. How many numbered instructions are there on the note?
(a) Seven.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Nine.

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

4. What does Captain Fleery believe the note might be?
(a) A recipe.
(b) A love letter.
(c) A way out of Ember.
(d) A way to fix the generator.

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

6. Where is Poppy when Lina returns home from work in Chapter 4?
(a) Asleep in Lina's bed.
(b) Alone in the apartment.
(c) Alone in the shop.
(d) Lost in the street.

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

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

9. What do the children Lina's age do on Thursdays?
(a) They work a half day.
(b) They work an earlier shift.
(c) They have a day off work.
(d) They work a later shift.

10. What two colored pencils does Lina purchase?
(a) Blue and green.
(b) Green and orange.
(c) Red and blue.
(d) Yellow and purple.

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

12. What is the Believer's flute made of?
(a) A drainpipe.
(b) Plastic.
(c) A corn stalk.
(d) A piece of wood.

13. 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 try to venter out of Ember.
(c) She was afraid Lina would call Sadge stupid.
(d) She was afraid Lina would tell on Sadge.

14. What is Lina's first step toward trying to solve the mystery of the note?
(a) Rewriting as much as she can.
(b) Taking it to the Mayor.
(c) Sticking the pieces down.
(d) Taking it to Doon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mayor Cole hold in his hand when he arrives in the classroom for Assignment Day?

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

3. What is Arlin Froll's job?

4. What does Lina use to draw on?

5. Which of the reports does Lizzie say she's never allowed to see?

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