City of Ember Quiz 1

The builders said the people must live in the city of Ember for at least ___ years before leaving.

• 5000

• 200

• 60

• 1000

___ was to keep the instructions for leaving the city of Ember.

• The oldest person in Ember

• The commissioners

• The mayor

• The chief builder

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

• One mayor died before he could tell his successor about the box.

• The box was broken into, and its contents were stolen.

• The box was destroyed by a hammer.

What was different about the city of Ember?

• The city was built on an island.

• In the city the sky was always dark.

• The weather stayed the same year round in the city of Ember.

• Everything in the city of Ember was built of steel.

What happened on assignment day?

• Students picked a job from a small cloth sack.

• The mayor of Ember assigned jobs to the students based on their skills.

• Students were allowed to pick job assignments based on their talents.

Students were assigned to their jobs for (a)   years.

According to Lina, which one of the following job assignments was considered a "bad" job?

• greenhouse helper

• timekeeper's assistant

• messenger

• pipeworks laborer

What condition was the city of Ember in?

• brand new buildings

• prospering with many new supplies

• shortages and blackouts

Why did Doon want to trade jobs with Lina?

• Lina had an easier job.

• Doon had a broken leg and would not be able to run all over Ember with messages.

• Doon wanted to work on the generator near the Pipeworks.

The main idea of Chapter 1 "Assignment Day" is ___.

• Doon and Lina are such good friends that Doon will trade his good job for Lina's bad job.

• The students of Ember find out what they will be doing for the next three years.

• The mayor of Ember with his vast, heavy build was a tyrant who loved to boss the students around.