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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. How are Doon and Lina supposed to get the boat into the water?
(a) Drop it over the ledge.
(b) They can't figure it out.
(c) Lower it with ropes.
(d) Wait for the river to rise.

2. What does Doon tell his father he's worried about that night?
(a) The mayor's thefts.
(b) He says he's not worried.
(c) That he might not find a way out of Ember.
(d) That he might find a way out of Ember.

3. What are the two items Doon and Lina find in the boxes that they don't understand?
(a) Candles and matches.
(b) A map and boat paddles.
(c) Candy bars and sodas.
(d) Flashlights and flares.

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

5. What does Clary say she remembers about the mayor when he was "first starting out?"
(a) That he was greedy and wicked.
(b) That he was foolish but not wicked.
(c) That he wanted what was best for the people.
(d) That he was always angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lina get Lizzie to stop?

2. Why does Lina say she isn't afraid?

3. What color is the blanket on the bed Mrs. Murdo says will be Lina's new room?

4. What is Lina carrying when she joins Doon at the entrance of the Pipeworks?

5. Who signed the notice Doon finds?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Lina think about with regard to being "alone in the world" on her first day back at work after her Granny's death/

3. What are the two choices Doon believes he has if Lina doesn't show up at the entrance to the Pipeworks as planned and which does he believe is the better of the two?

4. What, according to the writer of the book found by Poppy, happened on Friday?

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

6. What does the writer say is the reason for building Ember?

7. How do Doon and Lina get the boat into the water and what happens as they are performing this task?

8. How do Doon and Lina decide what to do with the information that the mayor is stealing?

9. How do Doon and Lina find the path that leads up from the river?

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

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