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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. Why does Lina say she isn't afraid?

2. Who finds the note Doon and Lina drop down to Ember?

3. What does Lina realize about Doon after she tells him about her Granny's death?

4. How do Lina and Doon plan to tell everyone they've found a way out of Ember?

5. How does Lina get Lizzie to stop?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Doon consider telling his father when his father asks if Doon is worried about something?

2. Why does Clary say the instructions are "hopeful"?

3. Why doesn't Doon tell his father he found the way out of Ember?

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

5. How do Doon and Lina get the boat into the water and what happens as they are performing this task?

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

7. Why does the writer say the adults have to cut all ties with their families and take no books or photographs, and why are there so many babies?

8. How does Lina get away from the mayor and the guards once she's in the mayor's office?

9. How do Doon and Lina decide what to do with the information that the mayor is stealing?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How does Ember come into being? Why is it built? What are the Builders' plans for the city? How do those plans go wrong?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Lina and Doon. How are they similar? How are they different? How does each impact the other?

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