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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Lina say she told Mrs. Murdo when she took Poppy?
(a) That she was taking Poppy to safety.
(b) That she would be careful.
(c) That she was staying at the greenhouse.
(d) Nothing.

3. What does Lina believe is the most frightening part about the first moments of the ride down the river?
(a) Not knowing where they're going.
(b) Being wet.
(c) Going so fast in the dark.
(d) Being slammed into rocks.

4. How does Lina get Lizzie to stop?
(a) Steps in front of her.
(b) Calls out to her.
(c) Grabs her coat.
(d) Throws a rock at her.

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

6. What is the first thing Doon says to Lina when he finds her in Chapter 14?
(a) That he's found a room with a lot of food.
(b) That he's found the stone marked with a letter.
(c) That they have to leave immediately.
(d) That the mayor is chasing him.

7. What does Lina say when Poppy says she wants to go home?
(a) That they're almost there.
(b) That she shouldn't cry.
(c) That they'll have a new home.
(d) That they can't go back.

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

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

10. What does Doon believe is causing the sound they can hear once they are out of the tunnel?
(a) An airplane.
(b) A bird.
(c) A bug.
(d) A child.

11. Who is the first to get into the boat once it's in the river?
(a) Doon.
(b) Lina.
(c) Poppy.
(d) They all go at the same time.

12. Where do Doon and Lina hide during the day?
(a) At the greenhouses.
(b) At the school.
(c) At a church.
(d) At the trash heaps.

13. What color is the blanket on the bed Mrs. Murdo says will be Lina's new room?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Yellow.

14. What does the writer say is the purpose of the plan to create Ember?
(a) She doesn't say.
(b) To hide people from an invading army.
(c) To be sure people don't disappear from the Earth.
(d) To punish those convicted of crimes.

15. 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) Two boxes and two paddles.
(c) Eight boxes and some long poles.
(d) A long rope and a box of candles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does Doon head to the Pipeworks?

2. What color is the moth Doon watches hatch?

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

4. What does Mrs. Murdo have cooked for dinner when Lina gets home with the food from Lizzie?

5. What do Doon and Lina do while they eat the last of the food Doon has?

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