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City of Ember Final Test

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the box with the instructions get lost?

a)

The mayor died before he could tell anyone what it was

b)

The Builders lost it while buiding the city.

c)

Poppy hid it.

d)

The mayor hid it in Clary's closet.

2.

How did Lina know that the instructions were important?

a)

It was written on the box 'IMPORTANT'

b)

The Mayor told her they were important.

c)

They were found in an old box with a fancy lock.

d)

The writing was in fancy cursive handwriting.

3.

When were Lina & Doon going to tell everyone about the Exit?

a)

After they had gotten out.

b)

On Assignment Day.

c)

On Singing Day in front of Gathering Hall.

d)

On Singing Day in front of Ember Hall.

4.

What did LIna & Doon learn about the first residents of Ember (in the journal they found)?

a)

150 Men and Women

b)

100 Children

c)

100 Men, Women & Children

d)

200 Men, Women, and Children

5.

Who first found the box with the Instructions?

a)

Granny

b)

LIna

c)

Doon

d)

Poppy

6.

Where was the box found?

a)

In the Mayor's office

b)

In Granny's closet

c)

The Unknown Regions

d)

In the Pipeworks

7.

What job did Doon really want to draw on Assignment Day?

a)

Messenger

b)

Greenhouse worker

c)

Pipeworks Laborer

d)

Electrician's Helper

8.

Which word best fits in the blank space?

​Pipeworks : underground

​Clary's workplace : greenhouses

​Looper's Shop : eastside of Ember

​ Mayor's Office : _________________

a)

Unknown Regions

b)

north of town

c)

Gathering Hall

d)

River Road

9.

Choose the purpose for the following type of writing.


​Dear Mayor Cole,

​ I have discovered a document that was in the closet. It is instructions for something. I believe it is important because it is written in very old printing. Unfortunately it got chewed up by my sister, so it is not all there. But you can still read some bits of it, such as: marked with E find door of bo small steel pan. I will show you this document if you want to see it.

​ Sincerely yours,

​ Lina Mayfleet, Messenger

​ 34 Quillium Square

a)

to persuade the mayor to follow the instructions

b)

to explain to the mayor about a document Lina had found

c)

to describe to the mayor what the special instructions looked like

d)

to inform the mayor that Lina's sister had chewed up the document

10.

Which sentence from the reading selection supports the conclusion that Lizzie would NOT have told Lina about the special canned goods Looper had given her if she had not tripped and spilled the cans?

a)

Looper explores the storerooms. He's found out that there's still a little bit left of some rare things.

b)

"What's in the sack?" Lina asked. "Oh, just some groceries," said Lizzie.

c)

If there's only one can of peaches left, only one person gets to have it, right?

d)

Looper found a can of pineapple.

11.

At the end of the book, Doon and Lina finally realized that they...

a)

Were living underground the entire time.

b)

There wasn't another world after all.

c)

Actually were brother and sister.

d)

Were dreaming the entire time.

12.
Doon didn't tell his father about his discovery right away.  Why not?
a)
He wanted it to be a surprise...and be the hero.
b)
He was afraid he'd get into trouble.
c)
He didn't think his father would believe him.
d)
He thought his father was corrupt just like the mayor.
13.

What does the following passage imply?


Doon managed to get to his feet. He hauled on the rope that held the boat to the bank until he was close enough to reach the knot. He struggled with it. Water splashed into his face. He yanked at the knot, loosened it, pulled the rope free-and the boat shot forward.

a)

Lina and Doon will be caught by the guards.

b)

Lina and Doon will escape from Ember.

c)

Lina and Doon will drown in the river.

d)

Lina and Doon will leave Poppy with Mrs. Murdo.

14.

Which statement from The City of Ember is an opinion?

a)

Ember is in a time of difficulty. Extraordinary measures are necessary.

b)

Doon stoop up and hoisted his sack again.

c)

A little cloud of moths came to flutter around the flame of his candle.

d)

"Far below, like the blood of the earth, From teh center of nowhere rushing forth, " he sang under his breath.

15.

Which statement from chapter 17 supports that conclusion that the people of Ember are afraid?

a)

"The Song of the River" startled her when it began - the men's voices, low and rolling, swelling with power, and then the women's voices coming in above with a complicated melody that seemed to fight the current.

b)

Then the floodlights flickered - there was a great cry of hope from the crowd- and the lights came on and stayed on.

c)

Someone shouted, "Don't move!" and someone else shrieked. The rumble rose to a roar, and then cries flew into the darkness from everywhere.

d)

The song reached its climax: "Darkness like an endless night, "sang the hundreds of voices, so powerfully the air seemed to shiver.

16.

Which word is a synonym for "wry"

a)

sad

b)

unkind

c)

stupid

d)

clever

17.

Which pair of words have opposite meanings?

a)

egress and lurk

b)

reckless and catastrophe

c)

lucid and incoherent

d)

hoist and heave