City of Ember Chapter

What happened to Lina and Doon's friendship during their fourth year in school?

• Doon stopped Lina from climbing up the pole, and she became embarrassed when her friends laughed at her.

• Doon got in trouble at school by taking a dare from Lina.

• Doon fell into the river while walking with Lina, and she wouldn't help him get out.

The people of Ember had never ____.

• used electricity

• kept items that were no longer in use

• climbed stairs

• meet a person from elsewhere

The people of Ember did not know the exact year because ___.

• they had to rely on timekeepers to change the date sign and wind the clock

• the power went off on occasion, and no one knew the exact time to reset the clocks when the power came back on

Lina thought the document was

• directions for building the city

• a recipe from the first people in Ember

• instructions for saving the city

• someone's homework

What do the Believers believe?

• The mayor will lead them to salvation

• They must leave the City of Ember

• The Builders built the city to punish the people

• The Builders will come again someday

The main idea of Chapter I "Assignment Day" is __________ .

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

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

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

• It teaches young readers about responsibility in a perfect world

The Builders said the people of Ember must live in the city for at least _________ years.

• 5000

• 1000

• 50

• 200

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

• The oldest person in Ember

• The commissioners

• The mayor

• The chief builder

What condition was the city of Ember in?

• brand new buildings

• prospering with many new supplies

• shortages and blackouts

• recently built city full of possibilities

Which statement from this chapter contains a cause-effect relationship?

• Lina took off her shoes and socks, wrapped herself around the cold metal pole, and climbed up the light pole.

• Doon wanted to be near the generator, so he traded jobs with Lina.

• One by one the students reached into the sack and drew out job assignments.

• In the city of Ember, the sky was always dark.