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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of shop does Lina's grandmother run?
(a) A small items shop.
(b) A yarn shop.
(c) A clock shop.
(d) A vegetables shop.

2. Where does Doon live?
(a) In an apartment next to the mayor's office.
(b) In a house near the greenhouses.
(c) In a tiny shack near one of the parks.
(d) In an apartment over his father's shop.

3. How old are the children of Ember when they receive their work assignments?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) It varies.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Eighteen.

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

5. 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) Taking it to Doon.
(d) Sticking the pieces down.

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

7. Where are the citizens of Ember asked to gather for a public meeting?
(a) At Plummer Street.
(b) At the greenhouse.
(c) At Harken Square.
(d) At the Vegetable Market.

8. What is Clary's job?
(a) Sorehouse manager.
(b) Chief guard.
(c) Greenhouse manager.
(d) Electrician.

9. Where is Poppy during the town meeting?
(a) At school.
(b) With Lina.
(c) At home with Granny.
(d) With Mrs. Murdo.

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

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

12. How much does the man say he is charging for his colored pencils?
(a) Fifty cents each.
(b) Five dollars each.
(c) Three dollars each.
(d) A dollar each.

13. 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.

14. What kind of soup does Lina make for Granny?
(a) Beef.
(b) Spinach and onion.
(c) Tomato
(d) Chicken noodle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the uniforms worn by the guards?

2. Who is Poppy?

3. What does Doon's father say a person gets when he doesn't control his anger?

4. What does Doon give Lina to wear when they go into the Pipeworks?

5. What is the Believer's flute made of?

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