Independent Novel Quiz: City of Ember

What is the setting at the beginning of City of Ember?

• The builders planning the instructions in an empty City of Ember

• Assignment Day in the underground City of Ember

• The builders above ground, discussing the plans for building the City of Ember

• Lina walking the streets of the City of Ember between school and home

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

• 2000

• 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.

What condition was the city of Ember in?

• brand new buildings

• prospering with many new supplies

• shortages and blackouts

• protests and unrest in the streets

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.

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.

• Lina did not want to switch jobs with Doon and he was upset.

What happened to Lina's parents?

• They died two years before.

• They moved to the next city to find better work.

• Their jobs required them to travel, so they were not home much.