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City of Ember Chapters 11 - 14

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When Doon returned to Tunnel 351, he found ______.

a)

a road leading off through a well-lit tunnel

b)

crates, boxes, bundles, and packages

c)

tools to repair the generator

2.

The people of Ember were frightened because

a)

a fire broke out in Cloving Square

b)

a sickness was going through the town

c)

more and more blackouts were occurring

3.

Who was in the room full of supplies?

a)

Looper

b)

Mayor Cole

4.

Demonstrators were near the Gathering Hall wanting

a)

more days off work

b)

more food

c)

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

d)

all the street lights replaced

5.

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

a)

Mayor Cole

b)

Sadge

c)

Looper

d)

the mayor's guard

6.

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

a)

Looper

b)

Clary

c)

Lizzie

d)

Doon

7.

Because the mayor was the one committing the crime, Lina and Doon decided to tell

a)

a priest

b)

the guards

c)

the police

8.

Lina realized that Doon was her best friend when

a)

Doon wanted to protect Lina from the guards

b)

Doon hugged her after she told him her grandmother died

c)

Doon told her the secret about the mayor

9.
What were the words that Lina heard in her mind as she ran through town?
a)
alone in Ember
b)
alone in the world
c)
go find Doon
d)
go find Clary
10.

Egress means __________.

a)

to get worse

b)

exit/the way out

c)

progress/move forward

11.

What is the main conflict in this story?

a)

The town of Ember is unable to support its citizens.

b)

Looper is a thief working for Mayor Cole.

c)

Doon is about to miss curfew, and he will be outside after dark.

d)

Lina must trust no one except Clary and Looper.

12.

Which question does the reading selection NOT answer?

a)

What was behind the locked door in the Pipeworks?

b)

If you follow the instructions, where would you end up?

c)

What wrong doing was Mayor Cole doing to the people of Ember?

d)

Why did Doon have trouble sleeping?

13.

Which statement from Chapter 13 "Deciphering the Message" expresses an opinion?

a)

Though it was nearly six o'clock, Clary was still in her workroom at the far end of Greenhouse 1.

b)

Doon glanced up at the drawings tacked to the walls of Lina's room.

c)

Doon had a gloomy thought; the exit could lead to another city just like Ember.

d)

Doon flailed around so much that the noise woke his father.

14.

Mrs. Murdo's home was

a)

messier than Granny's apartment

b)

old and shabby looking

c)

beautiful and cozy

15.
Lina thought what Looper and Lizzie were doing was ....
a)
interesting but unfair
b)
interesting and awesome
c)
awesome and mysterious
d)
cruel and silly
16.
Lina felt she was a sort of ___ now.
a)
friend
b)
enemy
c)
mother
d)
cousin
17.
What did Lina grab and what did Lizzie grab when the two girls argued?
a)
scarf and hair
b)
jacket and groceries
c)
groceries and shoe
d)
shoe and hair
18.
Who says she has a boyfriend?
a)
Lina
b)

Poppy

c)
Lizzie
d)
Mrs. Murdo
19.

At 12:00 when everyone left work early for the singing________

a)

Doon and LIna went down to the river to find the exit.

b)

Doon went down Tunnel 351 to find the mayor.

c)

Lina went to visit Clary in the greenhouses.

20.

When Lina looked over the edge of the rocks she saw________.

a)

a Bridge

b)

steps

c)

a ladder

d)

a path

21.
Who went first down the ladder by the riverbank?
a)
Lina
b)
Doon
22.

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

23.

The key was in__________.

a)

a small pan

b)

a steel panel

c)

the keyhole

24.
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
25.
The way out of Ember was __.
a)
down the pathway
b)
on the river
c)
up thousands of stairs
d)
by helicopter
26.

Another title for Ch. 14 could be_______________.

a)

The Rehearsal

b)

Mayor Arrested!

c)

Piecing Together the Instructions

d)

Looper's arrest