WorksheetsThe City of Ember
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which food in Ember is eaten on a daily basis?
a)
Peaches
b)
Corn
c)
Potatoes
d)
Soylent Green
2.
About how old are Lina and Doon?
a)
Ten
b)
Twelve
c)
Fourteen
d)
Eighteen
3.
What surrounds Ember on all sides?
a)
Badger-moles
b)
The river
c)
A volcano
d)
Darkness
4.
In Chapter 5, who finds Poppy when she is lost during the black-out?
a)
Lina
b)
Clary
c)
Lizzie
d)
Doon
5.
In Chapter 6, the message in the old box is partially illegible because:
a)
Poppy chewed on the paper.
b)
Poppy spilled baby drink on the paper.
c)
The ink has faded with time.
d)
The message is written in code.
6.
The people of Ember are afraid that something might happen one day. What is it?
a)
The city will be attacked.
b)
There will be too many people.
c)
The lights will go out forever.
d)
They will be forced to go above ground.
7.
What is the connections between Lina and the 7th mayor?
a)
He made her family more powerful.
b)
He is her great-great-grandfather.
c)
He started a feud with her family.
d)
He is her father.
8.
What does Clary give Lina?
a)
A job
b)
A bean seed
c)
A bundle of potatoes
d)
A way to read the instructions
9.
Where did Sadge Merrall go that shook him up so badly?
a)
The Prison Room.
b)
The Unknown Regions.
c)
The Pipeworks.
d)
The mayor's office.
10.
What does Lina buy, but then feel guilty about?
a)
Candy
b)
A coat for Granny
c)
A new blanket
d)
Colored pencils
11.
Who does Lina consider her best friend at the book's beginning?
a)
Lizzie
b)
Clary
c)
Doon
d)
Orly
12.
After how many years after being locked was the box going to automatically open?
a)
100
b)
200
c)
300
d)
400
13.
In Chapter 1, what is the job that Lina wants most?
a)
Messenger
b)
Electrician's Helper
c)
Greenhouse Helper
d)
Pipework Laborer
14.
What object was Lina's Grandmother talking about when she said she "had lost something very important"?
a)
She didn't have her shoe
b)
Her lost box
c)
Her lost keey
d)
She lost Poppy
15.
Poppy is approximately two years old.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
How long do kids have to do the job they are given on Assignment Day before they have the option to change jobs?
a)
Three years
b)
Three months
c)
A year and a half
d)
Six years
17.
Why did Doon want the assignment of Pipeworks laborer?
a)
He liked repairing leaky pipes.
b)
He wanted to see the river.
c)
He wanted to see the generator.
d)
He liked being deep underground
18.
Why does Lina ask Mrs. Murdo to check up on her grandmother during the day?
a)
Lina is afraid her grandmother will forget about Poppy
b)
Mrs. Murdo asks to check up on her
c)
Her grandmother almost burned the house down
d)
Lina knows Mrs. Murdo will cook her dinner every night
19.
Why is it important to Doon to be the one to save the city?
a)
because he ached to do something truly important
b)
because he wanted Lina to like him
c)
because his dad told him he would never accomplish anything
d)
he didn't want to be the one to save the city
20.
Why does the newly named job of trash sifter cause Lina to worry?
a)
It makes her think that Ember really might be running out of everything.
b)
She is worried they will get a disease from sifting through the trash.
c)
She is afraid that will be Poppy's job when she turns 12.
d)
She is worried they will find her trash.
21.
Why does Lina have trouble finding Poppy after she wanders away from the store?
a)
The lights went out.
b)
Poppy is very fast.
c)
Lina forgot what Poppy was wearing.
d)
Poppy was still in the store.
22.
Why don't the colored pencils bring Lina happiness?
a)
Because Lina lost Poppy while she was buying the pencils, and now she is ashamed of herself.
b)
She really wanted the red and orange pencils.
c)
Poppy broke them on the way home.
d)
She knew Granny was going to be mad when she found out.
23.
What does Doon have in a box?
a)
New shoes
b)
A worm
c)
A snake
d)
Money
24.
Who works at the greenhouse?
a)
Lina
b)
Doon
c)
Clary
d)
Orly
25.
What type of figurative language is shown in this sentence...
"Darkness slammed up in front of her like a wall."
"Darkness slammed up in front of her like a wall."
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Alliteration
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