City of Ember

Who found the message from Lina and Doon?

• a) Mrs. Murdo
• b) Mayor Cole
• c) Looper
• d) the Chief Guard

Jeanne DuPrau most likely wrote The City of Ember for _______________.

• a) nine to fourteen year olds wishing to be entertained
• b) electricians wanting to learn how to build a better generator
• c) adults wishing to build a fallout shelter
• d) students completing research for a report on caves

Which statement from The City of Ember contains a cause-effect relationship?

• a) The climb out of the cave was long and difficult.
• b) Because the cave was damp from the river, the Builders left the instructions behind a piece of glass.  
• c) The boat ride down the fast moving river was scary for Poppy.
• d) Lina, Doon, and Poppy emerged from the cave during the nighttime hours.

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Which statement from The City of Ember is an opinion?

• a) It is night, I think, though it's hard to be sure because they have boarded up the windows of the bus from the outside.  
• b) Our task is to raise them in this new place we're going to.
• c) The moon will still be here when they come out.
• d) "It's speaking to us. said Doon. "What could it be?"

What is the main conflict in The City of Ember and how is it resolved?

• a) Mayor Cole is a thief stealing from the Emberites. The mayor falls into the river.
• b) The dying city of Ember can no longer support its citizens. Doon and Lina piece together clues to find a way out of the city.  
• c) Granny is looking for the thing that is lost. Poppy finds the instructions.
• d) Lina wants to be a messenger. Doon trades jobs with her.

Which sequence best describes the order of events in The City of Ember?
1) Doon and Lina follow the clues in the instructions. 2) Doon and Lina find a way out of Ember. 3) Granny keeps looking for the item that is lost. 4) Lina asks Clary, Lizzie, and Captain Fleery for help with the important paper. 5) Poppy chews up the paper from the box.

• a) 3, 5, 4, 1, 2
• b) 3, 5, 2, 4, 1
• c) 5, 4, 1, 2, 3
• d) 1, 2, 4, 3, 5

Which question does the book, The City of Ember, answer?

• a) Will Doon and Lina find the city in Lina's dreams?
• b) What will happen to the Emberites?
• c) Where was the city of Ember?
• d) What will Mrs. Murdo do with the note?