City of Ember: Key Events and Details

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

• 5000

• 200

• 60

• 1000

The chief builders left a box with instructions for the people of the city of Ember. How was it lost?

• The seventh 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.

• The builders forgot to give the first mayor the box.

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What happened on Assignment Day?

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

• Students picked a job from a small cloth sack.

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

• The Chief Builders returned with the instructions.

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What condition is the city of Ember in at the beginning of the novel?

• It's prospering and there's plenty of supplies.

• There's brand new buildings

• There's shortages of everything and blackouts.

• People are getting constant headaches from an illness.

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Why did Doon want to trade jobs with Lina?

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

• Lina had an easier job

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

• Doon wanted to impress her by giving her the job she always wanted.

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Why was Granny tearing up the couch?

• Granny's money had fallen into the couch and she was trying to get it out.

• Granny was looking for something that had been lost.

• Granny wanted to use the stuffing to make a blanket for Poppy.

• Granny thought Poppy was in the couch.

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Why did Ember create a new job of "trash sifter?"

• The mayor had people sifting through trash to see if people were being wasteful.

• The mayor created the job because he thought the instructions were perhaps throws away, so they were going through the trash looking for it.

• There were more people in Ember than ever before, and there were not enough jobs. So, the mayor created new jobs.

• The trash sifters went through the garbage and the dump looking for useful items that could be recycled because there are shortages of everything.

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Read the following excerpt from chapter 3 of The City of Ember. 

"All Doon's life, his father had been saying to him, 'You're a good boy and a smart boy. You'll do grand things someday, I know you will.' But Doon hadn't done much that was so grand so far. He ached to do something truly important, like finding the secret of electricity, and, as his father watched, be rewarded for his achievement. The size of the reward didn't matter. A small certificate would do, or maybe a badge to sew on his jacket."

Why does Doon want to do something "truly important?"

• Doon wants to save Ember from the blackouts and shortages.

• Doon wants to make his father proud of him.

• People used to make fun of him or say he wouldn't do anything with his life, and Doon wants to prove them wrong.

• Doon wants to receive a big reward and recognition for doing something important.

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