The City of Ember Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Jeanne DuPrau
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 119 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The City of Ember Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Jeanne DuPrau
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 119 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 job does Doon say he desperately wanted?

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

3. How many people had traveled into the Unknown Regions, never to return?

4. What does Lina figure out is the work on the document that ends with "orks"?

5. What is past the trash heaps?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. List at least three of the jobs that are included in the list of jobs given out to Lina, Doon, and their classmates. Briefly described those jobs.

4. What is Mrs. Murdo like and what does Lina like about having her around?

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

6. What is the plan the Builders have for ensuring the people of Ember can find their way out of the city at the correct time?

7. What are Granny and Poppy doing when Lina gets home from the town meeting?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how Lina comes to have the instructions for leaving Ember. How does she finally figure out what the instructions mean? How might the lives of the people of Ember have been different if the mayors had completed their duties with regard to handing down the box?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the problems in Ember the year Doon and Lina turn twelve? How are these problems being addressed? What are the reactions of the people to these problems?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Granny and Mrs. Murdo. How are the two women similar? How are they different? What are their roles in the lives of Lina and Poppy?

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