Multiple Choice 

1. Which word best fits in the blank space.
   
   Pipeworks  : underground
   Clary's workplace  :  greenhouses
   Looper's Shop  :  eastside of Ember
   Mayor's Office  :  _________________
   
   a) Unknown Regions
   b) north of town
   c) Gathering Hall
   d) River Road
    

2. What is the main conflict of Chapter 6 "On Night Street" and how is it solved?
   
   a) The lights continue to go out, and no one knows how to fix them.
   b) Poppy is lost during a blackout, and Doon finds her.
   c) Looper is a crook, charging outrageous prices for colored pencils.
   d) Lina makes a scary dash around the city of Ember looking for Poppy.
    

3. Lina thought that if the document was important to the future of the city, then the mayor should know about it.
   Which is the best antonym for future?

   a) upcoming
   b) past
   c) goodwill
   d) angry
    

4. The following paragraph is written in what point of view?

        That day, Lina carried the same message twelve times. All the messengers were carrying it. It was simply this, being passed from one person to another:  Seven minutes. The power failure had been more than twice as long as any other so far.

   a) second person
   b) first person
   c) third person
   d) objective
    

5. The conflict in Chapter 7 "A Message Full of Holes"  is mostly the result of which event?
   
   a) Poppy chewed the instructions making them a puzzle to read.
   b) Lizzie Bisco hated her job with all the little writing all day.
   c) The seventh mayor of Ember was less honorable than the mayors that came before him.
   d) The storerooms were running low on certain supplies.
    

6. Choose the purpose for the following type of writing.
    

   Dear Mayor Cole,      I have discovered a document that was in the closet. It is instructions for something. I believe it is important because it is written in very old printing. Unfortunately it got chewed up by my sister, so it is not all there. But you can still read some bits of it, such as:              marked with E              find door of bo              small steel pan      I will show you this document if you want to see it.                                         Sincerely yours,                                         Lina Mayfleet, Messenger                                         34 Quillium Square

   
   a) to persuade the mayor to follow the instructions
   b) to explain to the mayor about a document Lina had found
   c) to describe to the mayor what the special instructions looked like
   d) to inform the mayor that Lina's sister had chewed up the document
    

7. Oh, Lina, it is so good to see you. I miss you. What do you want to show me? Oh, yes-the fancy writing. Really nice. Lucky you to find it. Come and see me again soon, all right? I get so bored in that office.

   This paragraph is told from what point of view?

   a) third person, omniscient
   b) first person
   c) second person
   d) third person, limited
    

8. Read the first pair of words. Think of how they are related to each other. Then think about how the second pair of words have a similar relationship.

   excited : bored :: careless: ______________

   a) disappointed
   b) cautious
   c) alert
   d) reckless
    

9. After learning that Lina had a message from Looper, he described her dance on the roof of the Gathering Hall as a child's antics. Antics most probably means
   
   a) satisfied
   b) wild
   c) destruction
   d) mischief
    

10. More and more Granny seemed caught in the past. With a faraway look Granny said, "That's the mystery." Which is the best antonym for faraway as it is used in the sentence above?
    
    a) absent-minded
    b) preoccupied
    c) near
    d) attentive
     

11. Sadge ran across the city with a flaming stick, planning to use it to light his journey. A synonym for journey is:
    
    a) trip
    b) stay
    c) settle
    d) freeze

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1. (c)
2. (b)
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4. (c)
5. (a)
6. (b)
7. (b) 
8. (b)
9. (d)
10. (d)
11. (a)