The City of Ember Chapters 3-5 Quiz

What is the name of the director of the pipeworks who helps Doon out when he arrives on the first day of his new job?

• Gary Jeffries

• Tina Farfeather

• Lister Munk

• April Stone

As Doon descends deeper and deeper downwards he begins to hear a rumble. What is making the noise?

• The generator

• The river

• The voices of a group of people

• An overgrown creature

How does Doon know where he needs to go in order to not get lost within the pipeworks?

• Doon has been down here before and already knows his way

• The tunnels all lead to the same place so you can't get lost

• There are a string of lights along the floor that guide people

• Doon was given a map of the pipeworks

How does Doon get into the generator room?

• He picked the lock on the door

• He waited for someone else to open the door and slipped inside

• He found a back entrance that lead to the generator

• He found that the door was already unlocked and simply walked in

After Doon tells the old man in the generator room that he wants to learn about the generator, the old man doesn't reply. Why not?

• The old man did not want to talk to Doon

• The old man was too busy fixing the generator

• The old man was eating lunch and didn't want to be interrupted

• The generator was too loud and no one could hear anyone else

After leaving the generator room, Doon is horrified. Why is he horrified?

• After looking at the generator he still had no idea how to fix it properly

• The job that he received in the pipeworks was worse than he initially thought

• Doon feels alone because none of the other workers like him

• Doon gets lost in the tunnels and realizes he doesn't know his way back

On his way home, who does Doon see from school standing on a roof?

• His old teacher

• His best friend Trevor

• Lina

• The girl with the bright orange hair

Why does Doon feel like he would be able to understand the generator when other people who have worked on it their entire lives does not?

• He once found a secret book that told him of electricity

• He felt he was smarter than other people

• His father was a master mechanic and could help him understand

• The generator wasn't very complicated in the first place

Who does Doon hit with a shoe heel after throwing it because he was so angry?

• Lina

• Doon's mother

• Doon's father

• Doon accidentally hits himself after it bounces off a wall

What is Doon's father's advice to Doon after Doon feels unsure of how to help the city?

• Pay close attention to everything

• Keep working as hard as he can in the pipeworks

• Go and talk to the mayor about what's wrong

• Make his own notes about solutions he can come up with to help the pipeworks