Chapters 9-20 | The City of Ember

1. Choose the correct definition for the word: shrill.

• high-pitched and piercing
• shaky and unsteady
• shook; trembled
• strolled
• persistently

2. Choose the correct definition for the word: rickety.

• shaky and unsteady
• shook; trembled
• strolled
• high-pitched and piercing
• persistently

3. Choose the correct definition for the word: ambled.

• strolled
• shaky and unsteady
• shook; trembled
• high-pitched and piercing
• persistently

4. Choose the correct definition for the word: shuddered.

• shook; trembled
• shaky and unsteady
• strolled
• high-pitched and piercing
• persistently

5. Choose the correct definition for the word: catastrophes.

• disasters
• shaky and unsteady
• shook; trembled
• strolled
• high-pitched and piercing

6. Choose the correct definition for the word: relentlessly.

• persistently
• shaky and unsteady
• shook; trembled
• strolled
• high-pitched and piercing

7. The new kid showed such _________________ towards the teacher that he was sent to the principal’s office on his first day in our class.

• deciphering
• plunder
• impudence
• stricken

8. The _________________ ballroom was fully decorated for the giant celebration.

• astonished
• gleamed
• delectable
• spacious

11. Which of the following does not occur in these chapters?

• Lina tells Doon about the old, mysterious paper.
• Lina and Doon see a man enter and exit the locked door in the Pipeworks.
• Granny passes away.
• The mayor and the guards are very excited to depart from Ember using the river.

12. What do Doon and Lina find after they find the rock with an “E” on it? Circle all that apply.

• Boats and paddles
• A ladder
• A lot of medicine
• Candles