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The City of Ember Ch. 2

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the job position Lina drew out of the bag on Assignment Day?
a)
Pipeworks 
b)
Messenger
c)
Greenhouse Assistant
d)
Time Keeper
2.
Who did Lina switch job positions with?
a)
Lizzie Bisco
b)
Orly Gordon
c)
Doon Harrow
d)
Vindie Chace
3.
What was the job Lina got after making a trade?
a)
Pipeworks
b)
Time keeper
c)
Greenhouse Assistant
d)
Messenger
4.
Who does Lina live with?
a)
Grandma and Poppy
b)
Her mother
c)
Her father
d)
She is an orphan
5.
Why are Doon and Lina no longer friends?
a)
She laughed at him and he yelled at her
b)
She got the job that he had wanted
c)
He was jealous of how easily she could make friends
d)
Lina wanted the job that Doon gotten
6.
What kind of shop does Lina's grandmother own?
a)
A materials shop
b)
A flower shop
c)
A small clothing shop
d)
A tool shop 
7.
How did Lina lose her father?
a)
He got lost in the river down in the pipeworks
b)
He got sick and died 
c)
He lost his life during the time exchange in the tower
d)
He got old and died 
8.
How did Lina lose her mother?
a)
She got sick and died
b)
She died during childbirth
c)
She died while working in pipeworks
d)
She died from old age
9.

Which statement from this chapter contains a Cause and Effect relationship?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

10.
Which Statement from this chapter is an opinion?
a)
Doon sat in the second row with his shoulders hunched, his eyes squeezed shut and his hands clasped together.
b)
The mayor was a man with a gray face.
c)
The mayor should go on a diet so that he would not get out of breath so easily.
d)
On Assignment Day the classroom was silent.
11.

The word 'ember' means...

a)

to remember something

b)

a small burning piece of coal or wood from a fire

c)

a city

d)

darkness

12.

Which sentence uses the word 'mayor' correctly?

a)

The race will be run in mayor June.

b)

The dog chewed the edge of the mayor until it was destroyed.

c)

The mayor won the city election by 200 votes!

d)

You mayor may not be correct about that.

13.

Which of the following shows a kiosk?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

A generator....

a)

stores energy for later use.

b)

uses resources like water, fuel, or steam to produce electricity.

c)

creates gasoline.

d)

warms food and other items.

15.

Which of the following picture shows a shawl?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

A laborer would most likely work...

a)

at a desk.

b)

in a field or a factory.

c)

in a classroom.

d)

in an office.

17.

The definition of the word 'frayed' is...

a)

perfect and intact

b)

tightly woven

c)

unraveled or worn at the edges

d)

burnt and charred

18.
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
19.
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
20.
Which food in Ember is eaten on a daily basis?
a)
Peaches
b)
Corn
c)
Potatoes
d)
Soylent Green
21.
About how old are Lina and Doon?
a)
Ten
b)
Twelve
c)
Fourteen
d)
Eighteen
22.
What surrounds Ember on all sides?
a)
Badger-moles
b)
The river
c)
A volcano
d)
Darkness