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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 do with the candles remaining?

2. What does Doon say they have to do about the mayor's secret room?

3. What is the most common message Lina carries during the day in Chapter 12?

4. How long does Lina think they've been in the boat when they come to the final pool?

5. How are Doon and Lina supposed to get the boat into the water?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Doon and Lina figure out how the candles work?

2. What is the problem Doon and Lina see with using the boat to go downstream and what do they discover that eliminates that problem?

3. Describe what and who Doon finds when he opens the door in the tunnel.

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

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

6. What is the message from the notice on the wall at the beginning of the path?

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

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

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

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

Describe how the first people inhabit Ember. How do Doon and Lina learn the details of this?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Ember. What are some important aspects of the city?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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