City of Ember Book Test

Doon had a talent for.......

• bookworm

• working with people

• mechanic

• singing

Why were the people of Ember in such a panic?

• Fear of the local wild animals.

• They were running out of supplies.

• Afraid of flooding.

• Fearful of fires.

What was different about the city of Ember?

• Everything was built from steel.

• The sky was always dark.

• They were cannibals.

• They were on an island.

What happened on assessment day?

• Students were permitted to choose a career.

• Students took a long test.

• Students chose a job at random from a sack.

• Students were given jobs based on their skills.

What job did Lina want?

• Messenger

• Sanitation

• Teacher

• Pipeworks

How long did the builders want people to live in the city of Ember?

• 5,000 years

• 20 years

• 200 years

• forever

Who was to keep the instructions for leaving the city of Ember?

• builders

• mayor

• teacher

• doctor

What happened to the chief builder's plan for the box?

• The plans were stolen.

• The box was destroyed.

• The mayor died before he could tell his successor.

• The plans were burned in the Great Fire.

What job did Granny have?

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

• She was a waitress.

• She was an astronaut.

• She worked at the laundry.

What happened to Lina's parents?

• They moved away for work.

• They were killed in a fire.

• They were killed by an illness/childbirth.

• They joined the resistance.