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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. How much does the man say he is charging for his colored pencils?
2. What is Lina's first step toward trying to solve the mystery of the note?
3. What is Doon's father's job?
4. What time does the light come on the morning of Granny's death?
5. How does Lina say she believes the people of Ember can reach the city Lina dreams about?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Mrs. Murdo like and what does Lina like about having her around?
2. Why does Lina want to be a messenger and why does Doon want to work in the Pipeworks?
3. Briefly describe the room Lina shares with Poppy.
4. What happens as Lina is looking for Poppy outside Looper's store and what is the decision Lina struggles with during those few minutes?
5. What does Nammy Proggs say to Lina after Lina finds Poppy at Doon's father's store?
6. What happens when Lina and Doon are trying to figure out a way into the strange door Doon finds in the Pipeworks?
7. Why does Lina decide she can't ask the mayor to come to her house to see the instructions?
8. 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?
9. 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?
10. What does Doon discover when he goes into the generator room on his first lunch break and why is he disappointed?
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 how the first people inhabit Ember. How do Doon and Lina learn the details of this?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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