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

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

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

4. Who is the first to get into the boat once it's in the river?
(a) Doon.
(b) Poppy.
(c) Lina.
(d) They all go at the same time.

5. How many candles do Doon and Lina use before they reach the end of the underground path?
(a) They lost count.
(b) They are using their fifth.
(c) They are using their third.
(d) They are using their first.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Doon and Lina figure out the large object is a boat?

2. What is Doon thinking about when he goes to check the door in the tunnel?

3. Which of the items does Lina say she'll accept from Lizzie and Looper?

4. What happens to give Lina a head start on her escape plan?

5. Who was at the entrance to the Pipeworks when Doon reaches it?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the message from the notice on the wall at the beginning of the path?

3. Why does the writer say the adults have to cut all ties with their families and take no books or photographs, and why are there so many babies?

4. What are some of the things Doon packs to take on the journey out of Ember and what are some of the things he leaves behind?

5. What is the first sight that meets the children when they emerge from the tunnel?

6. 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/

7. What are some of the things that frighten Lina as they begin their trip down the river?

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

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

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

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