City of Ember- Chapter 2

What did the city look like?

• The center of town had skyscrapers with many office buildings, while the edges of the town had small homes where people lived.

• The streets were lined with wooden buildings painted in different colors.

• All the streets looked the same with rows of two-story stone buildings. On the street level, were shops and above were apartments.

What happened to Lina and Doon's friendship during their fourth year in school?

• Doon stopped Lina from climbing up the pole, and she became embarrassed when her friends laughed at her.

• Doon got in trouble at school by taking a dare from Lina.

• Doon fell into the river while walking with Lina, and she wouldn't help him get out.

What job did Granny have?

• Granny worked in the greenhouses planting vegetables.

• Granny was a seamstress. She made clothes for the people of Ember.

• Granny unraveled sweaters and picked apart clothes so people could use them to make new clothes.

What happened to Lina's parents?

• They died two years before.

• They moved to the next city to find better work.

• Their jobs required them to travel, so they were not home much.

The people of Ember had never ____.

• used electricity

• kept items that were no longer in use

• climbed stairs

• meet a person from elsewhere

The red dot meant ___.

• to stop

• you did something wrong

• move to the next activity

The people of Ember did not know the exact year because ___.

• they had to rely on timekeepers to change the date sign and wind the clock

• the power went off on occasion, and no one knew the exact time to reset the clocks when the power came back on

The Gathering Hall was ___.

• shabby

• impressive

• elegant

Where did Lina go that she was not supposed to go?

• the mayor's bedroom

• the roof of the Gathering Hall

• the storage room

• the kitchen