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

2. How does Lina spot Doon from her spot on the roof?
(a) She sees the crowd making room for him.
(b) She sees his candle burning.
(c) She sees guards chasing him.
(d) He waves her her.

3. What is in the can the little boys pick up when Lizzie drops her sack?
(a) Fruit cocktail.
(b) Pork and beans.
(c) Applesauce.
(d) Tomato soup.

4. What happens when Doon tries to write on the lid of one of the boxes?
(a) The box breaks open.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The candle he's using breaks.
(d) The match he's using bursts into flame.

5. 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) So he can help gather the food for the people.
(d) Doon trusts him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose hand does Lina hold when they emerge from the tunnel?

3. What does Poppy find and almost chew on?

4. What does Lina see when she looks over the riverbank and discovers a ledge?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lina get away from the mayor and the guards once she's in the mayor's office?

2. What do Doon and Lina discover is the sixth step of the instructions?

3. How do Doon and Lina learn the guards are planning to arrest them for spreading vicious rumors?

4. How does Lina get Poppy down to the ledge where the boats are and why is she certain she can make it?

5. What happens that allows Lina to discover what Lizzie has in her sack and what are some of the canned items in the sack?

6. What is the problem Doon and Lina see with using the boat to go downstream and what do they discover that eliminates that problem?

7. How do Doon and Lina figure out how the matches work?

8. Describe Lina's arrest and her encounter with the mayor.

9. Describe the room Mrs. Murdo says Lina can share with Poppy.

10. How do Doon and Lina figure out how the candles work?

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