City of Ember Chapter 1

What information is included in the "instructions"?

• How to create light bulbs
• How to grow different foods
• When to leave Ember
• What lies in the unknown lands

After how many years was the box going to automatically open?

• 100
• 200
• 300
• 400

In Chapter 1, what is the job that Lina wants most?

• Messenger
• Electrician's Helper
• Greenhouse Helper
• Pipework Laborer

With whom does Lina trade jobs after choosing in Chapter 1?

• Orly Gordon
• Doon Harrow
• Vindie Chance
• Chet Noam

Where does Ember get its light?

• Fire torches
• The Sun
• Light bulbs
• They live in darkness

How are students assigned their jobs?

• They take a test. 
• The mayor observes them and assigns them.
• They fill out applications.
• They draw out of a bag.

Why did Doon want the assignment of Pipeworks laborer?

• He liked repairing leaky pipes.
• He wanted to see the river.
• He wanted to see the generator.
• He liked being deep underground

How long do kids have to do the job they are given on Assignment Day before they have the option to change jobs?

• Three years
• Three months
• A year and a half
• Six years

Why were the people in Ember in such a panic?  

• The people of Ember were afraid of the wild animals that lived outside the city.
• The people of Ember were running out of supplies.
• The people of Ember were afraid the city would flood with the next rain

What was different about the city of Ember?

• The city was build on an Island
•  In the city the sky was always dark. 
• Everything in the city of was built of steel.