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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the food most people in Ember eat almost every day?
(a) Cabbage.
(b) Bread.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Green beans.

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

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

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

6. 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.

7. Where does Lina say the "door" mentioned in the instructions must lead?
(a) To a secret stash of food.
(b) To the mayor's office.
(c) Out of Ember.
(d) To the Unknown Regions.

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

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

10. 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 in a box with a date.
(c) Put them at the back of a warehouse so they'll be found when supplies run low.
(d) Put them in a hidden place so someone will stumble on them.

11. What does Lina use to draw on?
(a) A paper sack.
(b) A notebook page.
(c) A soup can label.
(d) A piece of wood.

12. Who has Poppy when Lina finds her?
(a) Clary.
(b) Mrs. Murdo.
(c) Doon.
(d) Nammy Proggs.

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

14. Which of the reports does Lizzie say she's never allowed to see?
(a) The report for children's shoes.
(b) The report for lightbulbs.
(c) The report for forks.
(d) The report for canned pineapples.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Poppy during the town meeting?

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

3. What is it about the note that sparks Lina's curiosity?

4. What is one of the things Lina likes about Doon?

5. Why does Clary say she told Lina to leave when Sadge arrived?

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