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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Doon leave the note for his father?
(a) On the kiosk.
(b) On the ground near the school.
(c) At his father's shop.
(d) On the door of the library.

2. What do Doon and Lina do while they eat the last of the food Doon has?
(a) Look for a place to rest.
(b) Read the book Poppy found.
(c) Try to decide how to get a message to Ember.
(d) Try to figure out what to do next.

3. What does Lina see when she looks over the riverbank and discovers a ledge?
(a) A man.
(b) A door.
(c) A ladder.
(d) A boat.

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

5. What is Lina carrying when she joins Doon at the entrance of the Pipeworks?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Poppy.
(c) Tools.
(d) Food.

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

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

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

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

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

11. Where does Doon go after he and Lina leave the chief guard?
(a) Home.
(b) To work.
(c) To Lina's house.
(d) To Clary's greenhouse.

12. Whose hand does Lina hold when they emerge from the tunnel?
(a) No one''s.
(b) Poppy's.
(c) Poppy's and Doon's.
(d) Doon's.

13. What do Doon and Lina realize Looper is doing with the items he's taking from the storerooms?
(a) Selling some and giving some to Lizzie.
(b) Selling all of it.
(c) Giving it to the older people who are most needy.
(d) Giving it all to the mayor and his guards.

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

15. What time does Doon head to the Pipeworks?
(a) Seven o'clock.
(b) Four o'clock.
(c) Three-twenty.
(d) Two o'clock.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Lina think they've been in the boat when they come to the final pool?

2. What does the writer say she and her "mate" have named their two children?

3. What does the writer say is the purpose of the plan to create Ember?

4. Who is second-in-command after the mayor?

5. Where does Lina hide while waiting to implement her plan?

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