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City of Ember Final

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

leaving.

a)

5000

b)

200

c)

100

d)

40

2.

______ was to keep the instructions for leaving the city of Ember.

a)

The oldest person in Ember

b)

The commissioners

c)

The mayor

d)

The chief builder

3.
Lina thought the document was 
a)
directions for building the city
b)
a recipe from the first people in Ember
c)
instructions for saving the city
d)
someone's homework
4.
The Believers thought that 
a)
the Builders were coming back to help the people of Ember
b)
the city would be saved by magic
c)
the people of Ember would discover a way to leave the city
5.
When Lina asked Captain Fleery to come and see the document, she told Lina 
a)
the document looked extremely important
b)
to take the document to Mayor Cole
c)
to forget the puzzle project
6.
As a child, Granny visited the storerooms in Ember with her classmates. The supplies looked like they would never run out. Granny loved one fruit. It was 
a)
apples
b)
pears
c)
peaches
d)
pineapple
7.
In the year 241, the supplies in Ember
a)
were running out
b)
were abundant
8.

What was Lizze's reaction to seeing the document?

a)

excited

b)

like she could care less

c)

disappointed

d)

surprised

9.
After trying to decode the message, Lina found an important word. What word did she find? 
a)
Harken Square
b)
Gathering Hall
c)
Pipeworks
d)
Library
10.
Who did Lina go to and ask for help? 
a)
Mrs. Murdo
b)
Doon Harrow
c)
Clary
d)
Nammy Proggs
11.
Who found Poppy when she was lost? 
a)
Mayor Cole
b)
Nammy Proggs
c)
Lizzie Bisco
d)
Doon Harrow
12.
After Mayor Cole's speech, the people of Ember felt
a)
angry
b)
calm
c)
content
d)
excited
13.
When Lina got home from the speech, Granny was 
a)
cooking potato soup
b)
nowhere to be seen
c)
going through the closet
14.
Who takes Lina and Poppy in to live with her?
a)
Mrs. Murdo
b)
Mrs. Sadge
c)
Mrs. Granny
d)
Mrs. Fleery
15.
How old are people when they graduate from school?
a)
12
b)
13
c)
14
d)
15
16.
What time are the light off in The City of Ember?
a)
9 pm - 6 am
b)
9 pm - 9 am
c)
11 pm - 6 am
d)
11 pm - 9 am
17.
How long do you have your first job before you can change it?
a)
6 months
b)
1 year
c)
3 years
d)
never
18.
What color is the messenger's jacket?
a)
orange
b)
yellow
c)
green
d)
red
19.
Which one of the following does Doon want to investigate?
a)
drain
b)
generator
c)
missing lights
d)
broken bicycle
20.

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

21.
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.
22.
Which food in Ember is eaten on a daily basis?
a)
Peaches
b)
Corn
c)
Potatoes
d)
Soylent Green
23.
What surrounds Ember on all sides?
a)
Badger-moles
b)
The river
c)
A volcano
d)
Darkness
24.
What does Lina buy, but then feel guilty about?
a)
Candy
b)
A coat for Granny
c)
A new blanket
d)
Colored pencils
25.
After how many years after being locked was the box going to automatically open?
a)
100
b)
200
c)
300
d)
400
26.
In Chapter 1, what is the job that Lina wants most?
a)
Messenger
b)
Electrician's Helper
c)
Greenhouse Helper
d)
Pipework Laborer
27.
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. 
28.
What do Lina and Doon find when they visit the pipeworks together the first time?
a)
They find a way to fix the generator permanently.
b)
They find a locked door that someone leaves from. 
c)
They find pipes that have been broken for years. 
d)
They find new foods that they have never seen.  
29.
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. 
30.

Who asked Lina to come to a Believers meeting?

a)

Clary

b)

Doon

c)

Captain Fleery

d)

Ms. Murdo

31.
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
32.
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
33.
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.
34.
Who works at the greenhouse?
a)
Lina
b)
Doon
c)
Clary
d)
Orly
35.

What happened to Lina's dad?

a)

Car accident

b)

Fell in the river

c)

Had the coughing sickenss

d)

Went into Unknown Regions

36.
Who went first down the ladder by the riverbank?
a)
Lina
b)
Doon
37.
What words confused Lina and Doon because they were not familiar with them?
a)
matches, candles, boat
b)
boat, potatoes, candles
c)
ladder, boat, matches
d)
matches, boat, city
38.
Why does Lina leave Doon at the school?
a)
She goes to deliver a note to Clary.
b)
She goes to deliver a note to Mrs. Murdo.
c)
She gets upset and runs home.
d)
They part ways forever.
39.
What does Lina hate to leave behind?
a)
her colored pencils
b)
Poppy
c)
her home
d)
the city
40.
How many boats did Doon and Lina find?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
a room full
41.
The way out of Ember was __.
a)
down the pathway
b)
on the river
c)
up thousands of stairs
d)
by helicopter
42.
At first, what was Lina and Doon's plan regarding their new knowledge?
a)
to keep it a secret and leave in a month
b)
to tell everyone in the city at the Singing
c)
to tell only Clary
d)
to tell only Doon's father
43.
Why did their plan change?
a)
The guards would capture them if they showed up at the Singing.
b)
They got greedy.
c)
They got mad at one another.
d)
Doon wants to run away from home.
44.

Who will leave by boat on the day of the Singing according to the new plan?

a)

Poppy, Doon, Lina

b)

Lina, Doon, Doon's dad

c)

Doon, Clary, Lina

d)

Doon, Lina

45.
The trainer told the elderly volunteers to bring no ____________ with them to the new city.
a)
Calendars
b)
Photos or books
c)
Music
46.
What did Lina and Doon do while they looked over the edge?
a)
waved their candles
b)
threw a message down 
c)
Shouted and screamed
d)
All the above
47.
What did Doon, Poppy, and Lina find as they reached "the end"?
a)
A car
b)
A fox
c)
A door
d)
A path
48.
Who found the message from Lina and Doon?
a)
a) Mrs. Murdo
b)
b) Mayor Cole
c)
c) Looper
d)
d) the Chief Guard
49.
The first change Lina noticed as she climbed in the tunnel upward was _________.
a)
the light
b)
the sounds
c)
the air
50.
The ride in the boat varied between ___________. 
a)
wild rapids and slow pools of water
b)
tunnels with darkness and open sky
c)
cold and warm areas
51.

When Doon returned to Tunnel 351 he found ______________ .

a)

a road leading off through a well-lit tunnel

b)

tools to repair the generator

c)

crates, boxes, bundles, and packages

52.

The people of Ember were frightened because ______.

a)

more and more blackouts were occurring

b)

a fire broke out in Cloving Square

c)

a sickness was going through the town

53.

Who was in the room full of supplies?

a)

Looper

b)

the mayor

c)

Clary

d)

Lizzie

54.

Demonstrators were near the Gathering Hall wanting _________________.

a)

more days off work

b)

all the street lights replaced

c)

more food

d)

to know the answers the mayor had spoken of in his speech

55.

The person Doon and Lina had seen coming out of Tunnel 351 was ________.

a)

the mayor

b)

Lizzie

c)

Looper

d)

Clary

56.

Since the mayor was the one committing the crime Lina and Doon decided to tell _____________.

a)

the priest

b)

the police

c)

the guards

57.

Lina realized that Doon was her best friend when _____________.

a)

Doon hugged her after she told him her grandmother died

b)

Doon wanted to protect Lina from the guards

c)

Doon told her the secret about the mayor

58.

When Lina needed someone wise to talk to, she went to ___________.

a)

Looper

b)

Clary

c)

Lizzie

d)

Doon

59.

After climbing down the ladder Doon and Lina found __________.

a)

carvings on the rock wall

b)

a door

c)

a series of steps and paths

60.

The key was in ___________.

a)

a small pan

b)

a steel panel

c)

the keyhole

61.

What was inside the boxes that Lina found in the dark tunnel?

a)

maps

b)

pencils

c)

candles and matches

62.

Doon packed his traveling possessions in ________.

a)

his pillow case

b)

a shoe box

c)

the laundry basket

63.

The worm Doon found turned into a ____________.

a)

bat

b)

butterfly

c)

moth

d)

spider

64.

What favor did Nammy Proggs do for Doon?

a)

She watched Poppy while Lina and Doon went to the singing.

b)

She lied to the guards about where Doon was.

c)

She gave Doon some money to buy food.

65.

Why did the guards say Doon and Lina were lying?

a)

The Chief Guard told the other guards that Doon and Lina were lying.

b)

The guards would lose their jobs if they went against the mayor, and would have to spend some time in the prison room.

c)

The guards knew about what the mayor was doing and they wanted it to stay a secret.

66.

Doon and Lina decided to write a note to ___________ and tell her they were leaving Ember and how to follow them.

a)

the mayor

b)

Lizzie

c)

Looper

d)

Clary

67.

As Doon watched Lina run across Stonegrit Lane __________________.

a)

she ran right into the mayor

b)

she fell and skinned her knees and elbows

c)

the chief guard spotted Lina and started chasing after her