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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. Based on her experience in Ember, what is the color Lina believes the sky to be?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

2. Who is the teacher overseeing Lina's class on Assignment Day?
(a) Miss. Thorn.
(b) Miss Mayfleet.
(c) Miss Rose.
(d) Miss Harrow.

3. What is the dare Lina shouts to her classmates that causes an argument with Doon?
(a) That she can jump a large hedge.
(b) That she can climb a lightpole.
(c) That she can cartwheel over a small wall.
(d) That she can jump down six steps at a time.

4. What is Doon doing when Lina first sees him in the library?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Writing.
(c) Putting a book on a shelf.
(d) Sweeping the floor.

5. What is the first job assigned to a member of Lina and Doon's class?
(a) Greenhouse apprentice.
(b) Supply Depot clerk.
(c) Electrician's helper.
(d) Timekeeper.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the book Doon finds, what is a "hog"?

2. How many people had traveled into the Unknown Regions, never to return?

3. How much does the man say he is charging for his colored pencils?

4. How does Lina say she believes the people of Ember can reach the city Lina dreams about?

5. What is Granny doing when Lina gets home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens as Lina is looking for Poppy outside Looper's store and what is the decision Lina struggles with during those few minutes?

2. What happens when Granny wakes Lina in the middle of the night and what does Lina discover when she wakes the following morning?

3. What are Granny and Poppy doing when Lina gets home from the town meeting?

4. What does Granny say she saw on her tour of the storerooms as a child and why do children Lina's age not get the opportunity to tour the storerooms?

5. Where does Doon go to learn about fire and what are some of the things Doon learns about fire?

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

7. What happens when Lina and Doon are trying to figure out a way into the strange door Doon finds in the Pipeworks?

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

9. Who does Lina show the instructions to first and what is that person's reaction?

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

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