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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 is the first job assigned to a member of Lina and Doon's class?
2. What color does the person Lina overhears say he hoped to paint the door of his house?
3. What do the children Lina's age do on Thursdays?
4. Which of the following is NOT something the people of Ember begin throwing at the mayor?
5. How do Lina and Doon know the man in the tunnel has unlocked the door?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens as Lina is looking for Poppy outside Looper's store and what is the decision Lina struggles with during those few minutes?
2. What happens when Lina and Doon are trying to figure out a way into the strange door Doon finds in the Pipeworks?
3. 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?
4. 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?
5. Why does Lina decide she can't ask the mayor to come to her house to see the instructions?
6. Why does Lina want to be a messenger and why does Doon want to work in the Pipeworks?
7. What is the message the mayor gives during the town hall meeting in chapter six and what it the reaction of the people to his message?
8. What are the other tragedies Lina thinks about as she stays home from work to take care of Granny?
9. What does Doon discover when he goes into the generator room on his first lunch break and why is he disappointed?
10. What is Lina's Granny's job and what is she doing on the day Lina comes home from work in Chapter 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is Mayor Cole's reaction when Doon voices his belief that the city is in real trouble? Describe Mayor Cole's speech later in the main square. Is Mayor Cole genuinely doing his best for the city? Are Mayor Cole's actions honorable? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Describe how the first people inhabit Ember. How do Doon and Lina learn the details of this?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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