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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Doon give Lina to wear when they go into the Pipeworks?

2. What color is Doon's jacket?

3. What job does Doon say he desperately wanted?

4. Who is Poppy?

5. What color is Poppy's jacket?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the other tragedies Lina thinks about as she stays home from work to take care of Granny?

2. Why does Lina want to be a messenger and why does Doon want to work in the Pipeworks?

3. 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?

4. What is Doon's father's job and how does his job impact Doon's apartment?

5. What is Clary's job and what does she give Lina on the day they see the man coming back from the Unknown Regions?

6. What is Lina's Granny's job and what is she doing on the day Lina comes home from work in Chapter 4?

7. What does Doon say about the situation in Ember and what is the Mayor's reaction?

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

9. What is Dr. Tower's first reaction when Lina says her Granny is sick and what does she instruct Lina to do once she's seen Granny?

10. Briefly describe the room Lina shares with Poppy.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how Doon and Lina leave Ember. What are some of the major problems they encounter? How do they overcome them?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Ember. What are some important aspects of the city?

Essay Topic 3

How does Ember come into being? Why is it built? What are the Builders' plans for the city? How do those plans go wrong?

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