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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lina tell Poppy they're about to do?
(a) Save their people.
(b) Try to keep from drowning.
(c) Go on an adventure.
(d) Leave Ember forever.

2. Why does Lina say she isn't afraid?
(a) Anything is better than Ember.
(b) She's too tired to be afraid.
(c) She doesn't know why.
(d) She's dreamed about this place.

3. What does Lina believe the paddles are for?
(a) Weapons.
(b) She doesn't have a clue.
(c) Holding on to other boats.
(d) Steering the boat.

4. Where does Lina tell Mrs. Murdo she's going to do when Doon comes to get her?
(a) Find a way out of Ember.
(b) Hide from the guards.
(c) Some emergency work.
(d) Expose the mayor for a crook.

5. What does Lizzie say is in her sack?
(a) Toys.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Groceries.
(d) Books.

6. Why does Doon say they are telling the chief guard about the mayor's thefts?
(a) Because the guard will be the next mayor.
(b) Because he can arrest the mayor.
(c) Doon trusts him.
(d) So he can help gather the food for the people.

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

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

9. How many candles do Doon and Lina use before they reach the end of the underground path?
(a) They are using their fifth.
(b) They are using their first.
(c) They lost count.
(d) They are using their third.

10. Why is everyone let off work at noon in the beginning of Chapter 14?
(a) To shop and do other errands.
(b) They are always off at noon on Saturday.
(c) To rest.
(d) To rehearse singing.

11. How long does Lina think they've been in the boat when they come to the final pool?
(a) About three hours.
(b) She doesn't know.
(c) About a whole day.
(d) About twenty minutes.

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) That he might not find a way out of Ember.
(d) He says he's not worried.

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

14. How many boxes do Lina and Doon find behind the door?
(a) Two.
(b) Dozens.
(c) Eight.
(d) Four.

15. Why doesn't Lina go into the library?
(a) She does go into the library.
(b) The door is locked.
(c) The guards catch her before she can reach it.
(d) She sees a better option.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does the writer say all the adults are who are headed to Ember?

2. What does Doon use to carry all the items he plans to take with him?

3. Which of the items does Lina say she'll accept from Lizzie and Looper?

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

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

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