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City of Ember

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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.
3.
Which food in Ember is eaten on a daily basis?
a)
Peaches
b)
Corn
c)
Potatoes
d)
Soylent Green
4.
About how old are Lina and Doon?
a)
Ten
b)
Twelve
c)
Fourteen
d)
Eighteen
5.
What surrounds Ember on all sides?
a)
Badger-moles
b)
The river
c)
A volcano
d)
Darkness
6.
What does Lina buy, but then feel guilty about?
a)
Candy
b)
A coat for Granny
c)
A new blanket
d)
Colored pencils
7.
Who does Lina consider her best friend at the book's beginning?
a)
Lizzie 
b)
Clary
c)
Doon
d)
Orly
8.
After how many years after being locked was the box going to automatically open?
a)
100
b)
200
c)
300
d)
400
9.
In Chapter 1, what is the job that Lina wants most?
a)
Messenger
b)
Electrician's Helper
c)
Greenhouse Helper
d)
Pipework Laborer
10.
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
11.
In Chapter 5, who finds Poppy when she is lost during the black-out?
a)
Lina
b)
Clary
c)
Lizzie
d)
Doon
12.
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. 
13.
Which of the following people does Lina NOT tell about the message from the box?
a)
Captain Fleery
b)
Lizzy
c)
Clary
d)
Doon
14.
In Chapter 9, how does Doon react to the puzzle-like message that Lina shows him?
a)
Doon says he thinks the message is important, too.
b)
Doon says he does not think the message is important.
c)
Doon easily decodes the entire message.
d)
Doon tells Lina who wrote the message and why.
15.
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.  
16.
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. 
17.
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. 
18.
What advice does Doon's father give him about his job?
a)
Just fix the pipes and nothing else.
b)
Make friends with all of your coworkers.
c)
If you don't like it, quit. 
d)
Notice everything, especially things other people don't notice. 
19.
What does Clary give Lina?
a)
A job
b)
A bean seed
c)
A bundle of potatoes
d)
A way to read the instructions
20.
Who found Poppy when she was lost? 
a)
Mayor Cole
b)
Nammy Proggs
c)
Lizzie Bisco
d)
Doon Harrow
21.
How long was the blackout? 
a)
7 minutes
b)
3 minutes
c)
2 minutes 
d)
10 minutes
22.
When Lina got home from the speech, Granny was 
a)
cooking potato soup
b)
nowhere to be seen
c)
going through the closet
23.
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
24.
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
25.
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
26.
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
27.
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
28.
Who takes Lina and Poppy in to live with her?
a)
Mrs. Murdo
b)
Mrs. Sadge
c)
Mrs. Granny
d)
Mrs. Fleery
29.
What colors is Lina and Poppy's new bedroom?
a)
pink and purple
b)
black and white
c)
blue and green
d)
yellow and orange
30.
What unexpected groceries did Lizzie have in a sack?
a)

milk and bread

b)
creamed corn and mushrooms
c)
applesauce, corn, & peaches
d)
peaches & pineapple
31.

For how long was the City of Ember designed to last?

a)

150 years

b)

300 years

c)

200 years

d)

100 years

32.

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.

33.

Where did LIna and Doon find the Mayor's secret room?

a)

Behind a bookcase in his office.

b)

In the Pipeworks behind a secret, locked door.

c)

In the Greenhouse.

34.

What did Doon really want to work on?

a)

the generator

b)

the pipes

c)

his book

d)

the Mayor's attitude

35.

At what age do they draw a job on Assignment Day?

a)

10 years old

b)

15 years old

c)

18 years old

d)

12 years old

36.

How does Doon’s father make his living?

a)

He ran a small item shop

b)

He helped with the store rooms

c)

He was an electrician

d)

He was a recycler

37.

Why was Granny tearing up the couch?

a)

She was looking for something

b)

She needed the extra fabric for her shop

c)

The couch was broken and had to be recycled

d)

She wanted to make a new cover for the couch

38.

Which of the following did they NOT grow in the greenhouses?

a)

Beans

b)

Peas

c)

Cabbages

d)

Apples

39.

Which of the following did they NOT grow in the greenhouses?

a)

Beans

b)

Peas

c)

Cabbages

d)

Apples

40.

Why does Lina think Lizzie Bisco can help her?

a)

Lizzie's reading is very good

b)

Lizzie is very interested in writing

c)

They used to be friends

d)

Lizzie has helped Lina with writing and reading before

41.

How many times did Granny have Pineapple before they ran out?

a)

12 times

b)

4 times

c)

only one time

d)

10 times