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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 see when he steps through the door marked "main tunnel"?
2. What does Lina do with the message she writes to the mayor?
3. What is past the trash heaps?
4. What kind of soup does Lina make for Granny?
5. What does Doon give Lina to wear when they go into the Pipeworks?
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. Describe the pencils Looper has for sale and Lina's reaction to them.
3. Why does Lina want to be a messenger and why does Doon want to work in the Pipeworks?
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. What is Doon's father's job and how does his job impact Doon's apartment?
6. 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.
7. Why does Lina decide she can't ask the mayor to come to her house to see the instructions?
8. Briefly describe the room Lina shares with Poppy.
9. What does Doon discover when he goes into the generator room on his first lunch break and why is he disappointed?
10. 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?
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 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 3
What is the most important setting of the book? Why do you consider this an important setting? Fully describe the setting.
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