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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Lizzie first say she got the cans of food?
(a) From a secret stash in the mayor's office.
(b) From a back shelf in the market.
(c) From Granny's shop.
(d) From Doon.

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

3. How do Doon, Lina, and Poppy clean their hands after eating the fruit?
(a) They wipe them on the grass.
(b) They find a stream.
(c) They lick them.
(d) They use Doon's bottle of water.

4. What does Lizzie say her boyfriend says about her hair?
(a) That it's her only good feature.
(b) That it looks like a tomato.
(c) That she looks like Raggedy Ann.
(d) That she looks like a movie star.

5. Who finds the note Doon and Lina drop down to Ember?
(a) Mr. Harrow.
(b) The mayor.
(c) Clary.
(d) Mrs. Murdo.

6. How do Doon and Lina discover the fruit that's good to eat?
(a) They sit under a tree and a piece of the fruit falls on Doon.
(b) They recognize it from a book in the library.
(c) They see a creature eating it.
(d) They can smell it.

7. What do Doon and Lina do for most of the day after reading the book?
(a) Sleep and eat.
(b) Search for another way in to Ember.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Look for a city or some people.

8. Who was at the entrance to the Pipeworks when Doon reaches it?
(a) Lina and Poppy.
(b) Lina.
(c) A guard.
(d) No one.

9. What does Doon grab from his room before going with Lina?
(a) A knife.
(b) Rain boots.
(c) A box of matches.
(d) His jacket.

10. Why does the writer of the last message say she is writing down what happens?
(a) Someone might need to know.
(b) She doesn't say.
(c) She is bored.
(d) Someone told her to.

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

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

13. What does Doon say they have to do about the mayor's secret room?
(a) Keep it a secret.
(b) Tell Clary.
(c) Tell everyone.
(d) Take pictures as proof.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Doon and Lina realize Looper is doing with the items he's taking from the storerooms?

2. Where do the children put the lighted candles once the boat slows?

3. What is in each of the boats Doon and Lina find in the second room?

4. How does Lina spot Doon from her spot on the roof?

5. How are Doon and Lina supposed to get the boat into the water?

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