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The City of Ember - Ch. 1-12 Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 51mins

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.

2.

How did the instructions get torn up?

a)

They were in the garbage.

b)

Poppy tore them up and was chewing on them.

c)

Granny didn't want anyone to get out.

d)

Mayor Cole got rid of the instructions by burning them in the fireplace.

3.

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 when Clary wasn't around

4.

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

a)

Messenger

b)

Greenhouse worker

c)

Pipeworks Laborer

d)

Electrician's Helper

5.

Who did Lizzie consider to be her boyfriend?

a)

Doon Harrow

b)

Sadge Merrall

c)

Orly Gordon

d)

Looper

6.

After Doon traded jobs with Lina at the beginning of the novel, what did he want to fix in the pipeworks?

a)

the generator

b)

the pipes

c)

his book

d)

the broken light bulbs

7.

What does the word "Egress" mean?

a)

exit

b)

entrance

c)

electricity

d)

It's a type of bird.

8.

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

9.

In the story, Lina bought two colored pencils from Looper. What were the colors?

a)

blue and yellow

b)

green and red

c)

blue and green

d)

yellow and red

10.

_____ was to keep “The Instructions for The City of Ember.

a)

The oldest person

b)

The mayor

c)

The commissioners

d)

The Chief Builder

11.

How long did the lights remain out in Chapter 5—the longest blackout ever in Ember?

a)

20 minutes

b)

7 minutes

c)

1 hour

d)

15 minutes

12.

Select the person that would have stated this: “In my mind, I see another city. It isn’t like Ember, it is white and gleaming.”

a)

Clary

b)

Granny

c)

Doon

d)

Lina

13.

What color are the messenger jackets in the City of Ember?

a)

yellow

b)

red

c)

blue

d)

green

14.

What happened on Assignment Day?

a)

Students picked a job from a small cloth green sack as their new job.

b)

The mayor of Ember assigned jobs to the students based on their skills.

c)

Students were allowed to pick job assignments based on their talents.

d)

The teacher and the mayor selected jobs for the students as they left school.

15.

Who made the statement “Letting anger take over can lead to unintended consequences”?

a)

Lina

b)

Doon

c)

Doon's dad

d)

Mayor Cole

16.

Why did Doon want to trade jobs with Lina?

a)

Lina had an easier job than Doon had drawn.

b)

Doon had a broken leg and would not be able to run all over Ember with messages.

c)

Doon wanted to work on the generator near Pipeworks.

d)

Doon’s father did not want him to be a messenger in the city because it was too dangerous.

17.

The people from Ember had never _____.

a)

used electricity before

b)

met someone from another city/place other than Ember

c)

climbed up a staircase

d)

eaten vegetables

18.

According to Lina, which of the following job assignments might have been considered a “bad” job to have pulled out of the green bag?

a)

Greenhouse helper

b)

Messenger

c)

Timekeeper’s assistant

d)

Pipeworks laborer

19.

Why was Granny tearing up the couch?

a)

Granny was looking for something that had been lost.

b)

Granny’s money had fallen into the couch and she was trying to get it out.

c)

Granny wanted to use the stuffing to make a blanket for Poppy.

d)

Granny was unable to recall her day with Lina.

20.

Lina thought that the partial document was _____ (from the opened case).

a)

directions for building the city

b)

instructions for saving the city

c)

recipe from the first people of Ember

d)

Poppy’s homework

21.

What surrounds the City of Ember on all sides?

a)

the mayor and the police force

b)

the river

c)

darkness

d)

a volcano

22.

Students were assigned to their job for _____ years.

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

4

23.

The Believers and Captain Fleery thought that _____.

a)

the Builders were coming back to help/save the City of Ember

b)

the magic of the box would have saved the people of Ember

c)

the Instructions would have found and saved the City of Ember

d)

the people of Ember were too happy to leave Ember

24.

Lina is content with the decision to live with Mrs. Murdo and has adjusted well to her new home.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

At the end of Chapter 12, Lina realizes Doon is really her best friend.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

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

a)

5,000 years

b)

60 years

c)

200 years

d)

1,000 years

27.

No one has been successful in creating a moveable light within the City of Ember—all lights are indoors or streetlights.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Who did Doon see sleeping in the secret room within the Pipeworks?

a)

Looper

b)

Barton Snode

c)

the Mayor

d)

the guards from the Gathering Hall

29.

Granny ate Pineapple 4 times before the storehouses ran out of the fruit.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

What event is described- “shouts of alarm came from up and down the street, and then silence…Terror swept through her. I must stand still, she thought…She took a step. When she didn’t bump into anything, she took another step, and the fingers of her right hand crumpled against something hard.”

a)

Lina running in the streets delivering messages.

b)

Lina was out in the street when Poppy was lost, and the lights went out.

c)

Lina was searching for grandma.

d)

Lina saw Sadge in the street going crazy again.

31.

What does Lina purchase but then later begins to feel guilty about her purchase?

a)

new coat for herself

b)

yarn for the shop

c)

more food for herself and Poppy

d)

colored pencils

32.

The guards are next in charge, behind the mayor.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Vocab: Which of the following does NOT describe plummet?

a)

a plane taking a nose dive

b)

a mountain climber reaching the summit

c)

a man dropping off a cliff

d)

a meteor falling towards earth

34.

Vocab: Which of the following describes methodically?

a)

a young boy randomly picking flowers for his mother

b)

a girl haphazardly throwing clothes in the closet

c)

a teenager stringing beads in an intricate pattern

d)

an old lady messily putting away her knitting

35.

Vocab: Which of the following describes vague?

a)

how to spell the word vague

b)

the the time the sun will rise in the morning

c)

the number of legs a spider has

d)

the indistinct figure standing in the window

36.

Vocab: The newspapers were _____ all over the floor of my Grandfather's office.

a)

strewn

b)

plummeted

c)

flanked

d)

vague

37.

Vocab: The President of the United States is _____ with Secret Service at all times.

a)

flanked

b)

endeavored

c)

plummeted

d)

hoisted

38.

Vocab: a conscientious effort toward an end

a)

endeavor

b)

flank

c)

vague

d)

methodically

39.

Vocab: to raise or haul up with or as if with the help of a mechanical apparatus

a)

hoist

b)

plummet

c)

strewn

d)

methodically

40.

What have Lizzie and Looper been doing in Ch. 11?

a)

Eating sweets

b)

Hoarding (Keeping) rare items in the storeroom

c)

Feeding the rats of Ember

d)

Helping Lina

41.

What does Doon discover at the start Ch. 12?

a)

The mayor has been stealing food and keeping it in a brightly lit room

b)

The pipe is about to break and flood Ember.

c)

He is in love with Lina.

d)

There is only one working light bulb left in the city.

42.

What event has been increasing in Ch. 12?

a)

food shortages

b)

blackouts

c)

burst pipes

d)

the mayor's speeches to the people

43.

Where do Poppy and Lina live now Grandmother has passed away?

a)

with Clary

b)

with Doon and his father

c)

with Mrs Murdo

d)

alone

44.

What does Egress mean?

a)

Run

b)

Escape

c)

Exit

d)

Fight

45.

What special food does Lina remember from her childhood?

a)

Tuna

b)

Chicken nuggets

c)

Creamed corn

d)

Lettuce

46.

Who built the City of Ember?

a)

The Builders

b)

The Mayors

c)

The Believers

d)

The Chargers

47.

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.

48.

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

a)

Unknown Regions

b)

Unknown Lands

c)

Empty Regions

d)

Wastelands

49.
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
50.

Select the person this quote is describing: "A long leg stepped over the rope, and the person it belonged to turned and walked away. All they saw was his black--a dark coat, dark untidy hair. He walked with a lurching motion that struck Lina as somehow familiar."

a)

Sadge

b)

Mayor Cole

c)

Looper

d)

Barton Snode