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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Doon find the notice on the wall?
(a) Poppy picks it up.
(b) The notice shines in the candlelight.
(c) He falls and finds it.
(d) He touches it with his hands.

2. What does Clary say she remembers about the mayor when he was "first starting out?"
(a) That he was foolish but not wicked.
(b) That he was greedy and wicked.
(c) That he wanted what was best for the people.
(d) That he was always angry.

3. What does Lina realize she has in her pocket?
(a) The key to the boat room.
(b) A box of matches.
(c) A piece of candy.
(d) The note for Clary.

4. Where do Doon and Lina find the key to the door?
(a) Under a frying pan.
(b) In a bucket.
(c) Under a rock.
(d) Behind a panel.

5. What does Poppy do when Lina and Doon go to put the boat into the river?
(a) Follows.
(b) Laughs.
(c) Falls asleep.
(d) Cries.

6. What is the question Lina asks Mrs. Murdo about the song Mrs. Murdo is singing to Poppy?
(a) What is a piggy?
(b) What is a rosebud?
(c) What is a jingle bell?
(d) What is a treetop?

7. What does Lina use Doon's rope for?
(a) To keep her pants up.
(b) A leash for Poppy.
(c) To tie herself to Doon.
(d) To carry her supplies.

8. What does Doon tell his father he's worried about that night?
(a) The mayor's thefts.
(b) That he might not find a way out of Ember.
(c) That he might find a way out of Ember.
(d) He says he's not worried.

9. What happens the moment Lina steps onto the roof?
(a) The guards rush out of the building.
(b) The singing begins.
(c) The lights come on.
(d) Lina falls.

10. What is the first thing Clary points out when she reaches Lina's room?
(a) That her bean has sprouted.
(b) That Poppy isn't there.
(c) That it is very clean.
(d) That the note is missing.

11. What is in each of the boats Doon and Lina find in the second room?
(a) A small motor and a can of gasoline.
(b) A long rope and a box of candles.
(c) Two boxes and two paddles.
(d) Eight boxes and some long poles.

12. What happens while the people are singing "Song of the Darkness"?
(a) The mayor interrupts, telling everyone to look for Lina.
(b) The lights go off again.
(c) The guards push through the crowd, looking for Lina.
(d) Lina leaves Ember.

13. What does Lina realize about Doon after she tells him about her Granny's death?
(a) That he isn't going to try to find a way out.
(b) That he's her best friend.
(c) That he can find the way out of Ember.
(d) That he wants the glory of finding a way out.

14. What does the word "egress" mean, according to Clary?
(a) Exit.
(b) Keeper of the animals.
(c) Keeper of the Pipeworks.
(d) Enter.

15. Where do the children put the lighted candles once the boat slows?
(a) On the flat edge of the paddles.
(b) In the frame of the boat.
(c) On top of the boxes.
(d) They each hold one.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the sign say Lina and Doon have done wrong?

2. What color was the door Lina and Doon find once they are on the ledge?

3. What are the two items Doon and Lina find in the boxes that they don't understand?

4. How do Doon and Lina discover the fruit that's good to eat?

5. Who is the person Lina and Doon decide to leave a message for about leaving Ember?

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