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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 two colored pencils does Lina purchase?
2. How many times does Granny say she had pineapple before the supply was gone?
3. What time does the light come on the morning of Granny's death?
4. How does the chef builder intend to arrange for the instructions to be found at the proper time?
5. Why does Clary say she told Lina to leave when Sadge arrived?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Doon say about the situation in Ember and what is the Mayor's reaction?
2. What does Doon discover when he goes into the generator room on his first lunch break and why is he disappointed?
3. What happens as Lina is looking for Poppy outside Looper's store and what is the decision Lina struggles with during those few minutes?
4. Describe the drawing Lina creates on the back of a can label.
5. Describe what lies beyond the light from Ember and what people know about that area.
6. What are the clues that the paper from the fancy box was written by the Builders?
7. What are some of the old words and phrases Doon finds in a book in the library and what does the book say they mean?
8. Briefly describe the room Lina shares with Poppy.
9. Why does Lina decide she can't ask the mayor to come to her house to see the instructions?
10. What happens when Granny wakes Lina in the middle of the night and what does Lina discover when she wakes the following morning?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Ember come into being? Why is it built? What are the Builders' plans for the city? How do those plans go wrong?
Essay Topic 2
Describe how Doon and Lina leave Ember. What are some of the major problems they encounter? How do they overcome them?
Essay Topic 3
Describe an average day for the residents of Ember. Use information from the book, such as the kinds of messages Lina delivers, as clues to the kinds of lives the people live. `
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