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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. Why doesn't Lina go into the library?
(a) The guards catch her before she can reach it.
(b) The door is locked.
(c) She does go into the library.
(d) She sees a better option.

2. What does Doon grab from his room before going with Lina?
(a) Rain boots.
(b) A knife.
(c) A box of matches.
(d) His jacket.

3. What is in each of the boats Doon and Lina find in the second room?
(a) A long rope and a box of candles.
(b) Eight boxes and some long poles.
(c) A small motor and a can of gasoline.
(d) Two boxes and two paddles.

4. What does Lizzie say is in her sack?
(a) Books.
(b) Groceries.
(c) Toys.
(d) Clothes.

5. What is the letter on the stone that marks the ledge on the riverbank?
(a) D.
(b) E.
(c) R.
(d) L.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lizzie say her boyfriend says about her hair?

3. Why is Looper walking more slowly after he's been in the storerooms?

4. Where do Doon and Lina hide during the day?

5. What does Lina say is her favorite day of the year?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Why doesn't Doon tell his father he found the way out of Ember?

4. Describe what and who Doon finds when he opens the door in the tunnel.

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

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

7. 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/

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

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

10. 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?

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