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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is past the trash heaps?
(a) A huge park for the children.
(b) The Unknown Regions.
(c) The vegetable gardens.
(d) Store rooms.

4. What does Sadge say he was looking for when he went into the darkness outside Ember?
(a) A way to carry light into the darkness.
(b) Food.
(c) Something that could help the people.
(d) Another city.

5. How many times does Granny say she had pineapple before the supply was gone?
(a) None.
(b) Every day.
(c) Dozens.
(d) Four.

6. What kind of races do the workers in the Pipeworks participate in when they have spare time?
(a) One mile races.
(b) Salamander races.
(c) Climbing races.
(d) Swimming races.

7. 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 God created the universe, including Ember.
(c) That Ember is underground.
(d) That Ember is the only light in a dark world.

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

9. 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) Yells really loudly.
(c) Stands on a roof.
(d) Uses a megaphone.

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

11. What color is Poppy's jacket?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Brown.
(d) Green.

12. 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 no one is to blame for the blackouts.
(d) That the blackout lasted seven minutes.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the message Lina delivers to Mayor Cole from Looper?

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

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

4. What is the first job assigned to a member of Lina and Doon's class?

5. Who does Captain Fleery believe will show the people of Ember "the way"?

(see the answer keys)

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