Chapter 4 & 5 City of Ember

Why was Granny tearing up the couch?

• She was looking for something important

• She needed the extra fabric for her shop

• The couch was broken an had to be recycled

• She wanted to make a new couch cover

Why does Granny think the item she is looking for is important?

• There is no reason she is obsessed with this

• She thinks Poppy would like to play with it

• She thinks it is money she needs

• She remembers her grandfather mentioning it when he died - that he couldn't get at.

Who helps take care of Poppy (and Lina) when Granny starts to lose her memory?

• Doon's father

• Captain Fleery

• Clary

• Mrs. Murdo

What new job was recently created in Ember?

• Daycare workers

• Caregivers for the elderly

• Trash sifters

• Animators

What do trash sifters do?

• Pick up trash in the City of Ember

• Visit people's house to clean them out

• Look through the trash for things that were useful

• Recycle the trash

Answer explanation

This worries Lina because it means how badly the city is running out of things that they needed to create this role

What happened to Sadge?

• Sadge when outside the lit areas of Ember to the Unknown Region and became frightened

• Sadge fell off the ladder while working on the sprinkler system in the greenhouse and cut his hands

• Sadge ran into a wild animal in the trash heap and was hurt trying to escape it

• Sadge has come down with a bad case of the coughing sickness

Why can't City Of Ember citizens explore the unknown region?

• They don't have portable light to help them see in the darkness

• There was a locked door that prevents anyone entering

• There are monsters in there

• It is illegal to enter this region by the decision of the mayor

Answer explanation

According to Carey only four people have tried to do so and none of them could

Lina often imagined or dreamed of...

• having enough money and food for her whole family

• of having her parents alive again

• a bright city filled with light inside buildings and outside

• working in the greenhouse like her father

Who saved Poppy, when she was lost?

• Granny

• The Flute Player

• Doon

• Lina

What was the longest the lights had stayed off?

• Five minutes and thirty seconds

• Three minutes, fourteen seconds

• One minute and two seconds

• Ten minutes

Answer explanation

This is significant as the greatest fear is that the lights will go out permanently, so the longer the lights stay off in a blackout have a scary connotation