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Chapter 1-6 The City of Ember

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the two colors of pencil Lina purchased?

a)

green and blue

b)

red and green

c)

blue and red

d)

blue and yellow

2.

Who saved Poppy, when she was lost?

a)

Granny

b)

Flute Player

c)

Doon

d)

Lina

3.

How much did each pencil cost?

a)

1 dollar

b)

10 dollars

c)

4 Miner Money

d)

5 dollars

4.

Who owned the store Lina bought the colored pencils from?

a)

Hooper

b)

Looper

c)

George

d)

Doon

5.

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

a)

5000

b)

200

c)

60

d)

100

6.

______ 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

7.

What happened to the chief builder's plan for the box?

a)

One mayor died before he could tell his successor about the box.

b)

The box was broken into, and its contents were stolen.

c)

The box was destroyed by a hammer.

8.

What happened to Lina's parents?

a)

They died two years before.

b)

They moved to the next city to find better work.

c)

Their jobs required them to travel, so they were not home much.

9.

The people of Ember did not know the exact year because ____________.

a)

they had to rely on timekeepers to change the date sign and wind the clock

b)

the power went off on occasion, and no one knew the exact time to reset the clocks when the power came back on

10.

Where did Lina go that she was not supposed to go?

a)

the mayor's bedroom

b)

the roof of the Gathering Hall

c)

the storage room

d)

the kitchen

11.

The loud sound that Doon heard when he first entered the tunnels was ______.

a)

the generator

b)

the river

c)

workmen with tools

12.

How was Doon to find his way around the Pipeworks?

a)

Doon used a compass.

b)

Signs were painted throughout the Pipeworks.

c)

All workers were supplied with a map.

13.

During his lunch break Doon _______.

a)

went to see the generator

b)

met friends a few tunnels down

c)

went out of the tunnels to find Lina

14.

Doon had a talent for _______.

a)

singing

b)

mechanics

c)

bookwork

d)

working with people

15.

What hobby does Doon have?

a)

studying insects

b)

collecting bottle caps

c)

drawing pictures of people

16.

Who built the City of Ember?

a)

The Builders

b)

The Mayors

c)

The Believers

d)

The Chargers

17.

What is the main conflict of the story?

a)

Lina and Doon aren't friends anymore.

b)

The city is running out of paper.

c)

The city is slowly falling apart and they need to find a way out.

d)

Mayor Cole is stealing money.

18.

What is the area called that surrounds the City of Ember?

a)

Unknown Regions

b)

Unknown Lands

c)

Empty Regions

d)

Wastelands

19.

What is Lina's little sister's name?

a)

Hoppy

b)

Poppy

c)

Boppy

20.

Why did the 7th mayor try to break into the box?

a)

He thought it held diamonds and gold.

b)

He thought it held the medicine to cure his sickness.

c)

He loved to practice his batting technique.

d)

He thought it held a large amount of money.

21.

Who does Lina live with?

a)

Her Granny and little brother

b)

Her Granny and little sister

c)

Her parents

d)

Her aunt and uncle

22.

What character trait best describes Lina?

a)

curious

b)

calm

c)

silent

d)

angry

23.

What character trait BEST describes Doon?

a)

angry

b)

kind

c)

happy

d)

energetic

24.

What happens when Lina goes to visit Clary at the Greenhouses?

a)

Sadge Merrall comes to complain to Clary about receiving rotten potatoes.

b)

Lina is arrested for not wearing her Messenger Jacket.

c)

Sadge Merrall returns from searching in the Unknown Regions in a panic.

d)

Lina falls and scrapes her knee.

25.

Who helps take care of Poppy (and Lina) when Granny starts to lose her memory?

a)

Doon's father

b)

Captain Fleery

c)

Clary

d)

Mrs. Murdo

26.

What happens during the BLACK OUT on Night Street?

a)

Lina loses Poppy.

b)

Lina runs into a window and it shatters.

c)

Lina drops her glasses and they break.

d)

The store owner screams.

27.

Which vocabulary word means "an event or occurrence"?

a)

incident

b)

wearily

c)

defiant

28.

Which vocabulary word means "extreme tiredness"?

a)

wearily

b)

defiant

c)

incident

29.

A synonym of defiant is uncooperative.

a)

True

b)

False

30.
Which food in Ember is eaten on a daily basis?
a)
Peaches
b)
Corn
c)
Potatoes
d)
Soylent Green
31.
About how old are Lina and Doon?
a)
Ten
b)
Twelve
c)
Fourteen
d)
Eighteen
32.
What surrounds Ember on all sides?
a)
Badger-moles
b)
The river
c)
A volcano
d)
Darkness
33.
What does Lina buy, but then feel guilty about?
a)
Candy
b)
A coat for Granny
c)
A new blanket
d)
Colored pencils
34.
Who does Lina consider her best friend at the book's beginning?
a)
Lizzie 
b)
Clary
c)
Doon
d)
Orly
35.
In Chapter 5, who finds Poppy when she is lost during the black-out?
a)
Lina
b)
Clary
c)
Lizzie
d)
Doon
36.
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. 
37.
Which of the following people does Lina NOT tell about the message from the box?
a)
Captain Fleery
b)
Lizzy
c)
Clary
d)
Doon
38.
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. 
39.
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. 
40.
How long was the blackout? 
a)
7 minutes
b)
3 minutes
c)
2 minutes 
d)
10 minutes