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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Doon believe are his two possible courses of action?
(a) Fix the generator or find a way out.
(b) Learn to grow more food or find a key to the locked door.
(c) Ask the mayor for help or ask Lina for help.
(d) Do nothing or figure out how to make movable light.

2. What color does the person Lina overhears say he hoped to paint the door of his house?
(a) Purple.
(b) Blue.
(c) Brown.
(d) Green.

3. What does Sadge say he was looking for when he went into the darkness outside Ember?
(a) A way to carry light into the darkness.
(b) Something that could help the people.
(c) Another city.
(d) Food.

4. What color is Poppy's jacket?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Brown.
(d) Green.

5. How do Lina and Doon know the man in the tunnel has unlocked the door?
(a) The man says he's going to unlock it.
(b) They hear the key in the lock.
(c) They see him unlock it.
(d) They don't know.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the old man say when Doon asks how the generator works?

2. Who has Poppy when Lina finds her?

3. What did the seventh mayor die of?

4. What is the message Lina delivers to Mayor Cole from Looper?

5. What time does the light come on the morning of Granny's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Assignment Day and how are assignments given?

2. Describe the pencils Looper has for sale and Lina's reaction to them.

3. Describe the drawing Lina creates on the back of a can label.

4. What are the clues that the paper from the fancy box was written by the Builders?

5. What is Mrs. Murdo like and what does Lina like about having her around?

6. What are some of the old words and phrases Doon finds in a book in the library and what does the book say they mean?

7. What does Doon discover when he goes into the generator room on his first lunch break and why is he disappointed?

8. What is the plan the Builders have for ensuring the people of Ember can find their way out of the city at the correct time?

9. Describe what lies beyond the light from Ember and what people know about that area.

10. List at least three of the jobs that are included in the list of jobs given out to Lina, Doon, and their classmates. Briefly described those jobs.

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