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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 twelve hundred years.
(d) At least two hundred years.

2. What does Clary tell Lina to get for Sadge?
(a) A sandwich.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A drink of water.
(d) Apple juice.

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

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

5. What does the old man say when Doon asks how the generator works?
(a) That Doon shoud come watch it and try to understand for himself.
(b) He begins a complicated explanation that Doon doesn't understand.
(c) That it's too complicated for Doon to understand.
(d) That he doesn't know.

6. When do Lina and Doon agree to meet to go into the Pipeworks?
(a) Tomorrow.
(b) In a week.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Monday.

7. What time does the light come on the morning of Granny's death?
(a) Seven.
(b) Six.
(c) Eight.
(d) Nine.

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

9. What does Lina do with the message she writes to the mayor?
(a) Leaves it at the guard's desk.
(b) Throws it away.
(c) Gives it to the mayor.
(d) Gives it to a guard.

10. Who is Alis Fleery?
(a) Lina's grandmother.
(b) The chief messenger.
(c) Doon's mother.
(d) Lina's neighbor.

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

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

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

14. What can the people of Ember feel when they stand still in Plummer Square?
(a) Bitter cold.
(b) The constant earthquakes.
(c) A warm breeze.
(d) The rumble of the river.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something the people of Ember begin throwing at the mayor?

2. What is past the trash heaps?

3. What kind of races do the workers in the Pipeworks participate in when they have spare time?

4. What does the mayor do to try to make his words heard by the crowd gathered for the meeting?

5. What does Doon see when he steps through the door marked "main tunnel"?

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