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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 does Lina get Lizzie to stop?

2. What does Lina believe is the most frightening part about the first moments of the ride down the river?

3. What does Doon grab from his room before going with Lina?

4. What is the first thing Lina wants to do once they figure out how to light a candle?

5. Who was at the entrance to the Pipeworks when Doon reaches it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lina's arrest and her encounter with the mayor.

2. What, according to the writer of the book found by Poppy, happened on Friday?

3. What happens that allows Lina to discover what Lizzie has in her sack and what are some of the canned items in the sack?

4. How do Doon and Lina get word to the people of Ember how to leave the city?

5. What does Clary say about everyone having darkness inside them and why does Lina know Clary is right?

6. What does the writer say is the reason for building Ember?

7. What do Doon and Lina discover is the sixth step of the instructions?

8. How do Doon and Lina learn the guards are planning to arrest them for spreading vicious rumors?

9. What is the first sight that meets the children when they emerge from the tunnel?

10. How do Doon and Lina figure out how the matches work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Assignment Day. How are jobs assigned? What's wrong with this method? What could have been done differently?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What do people believe exists outside the lights of Ember? How do people go about trying to explore that region? What are the results?

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