WorksheetsCity of Ember Final Test
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
What did Doon and Lina find in the large room, behind the sliding door, in the Pipeworks?
A tunnel leading out of Ember
Boats, candles, and matches
A map, boats, and flashlights
A map, boats, and candles
Select ALL the character traits that could be used to describe Doon.
Curious
Hot-tempered
Lazy
Forgetful
Determined
Select ALL the character traits that could be used to describe Lina.
Optimistic
Caring
Angry
Determined
Selfish
Who was looking for Doon and Lina before The Singing?
Lizzie Biscoe
Doon's father
The guards
Clary
Mrs. Murdo
What did Lina and Doon discover about the mayor?
He was stealing money from Ember
He was hiding his illness from the city
He was secretly stealing long lost food
He was Doon's grandfather
He was going to secretly leave the city
Why was Ember failing? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY.
Supplies were running out
The builders didn't intend for people to still live there after 240 years
The citizens were mean
They didn't have cars
What did Poppy find after the trip?
A can of pineapple
An old journal
A pathway
A tunnel
A rusty key
Where is Ember?
Far out in the country
Underground
In a large city
In space
"... and lit by a shining silver circle hanging in an immense black sky."
What is being described here?
(a)
"...hundreds and hundreds of tiny flecks of light, strewn like spilled salt across the blackness."
What is being described here?
(a)
Star and Forest are the names of the journal writer's "children." Why are those ironic names?
People in Ember love nature
People in Ember love watching movies
People in Ember eventually wouldn't know what those things are
People in Ember research stars and forests.
What creature did Doon, Poppy, and Lina see?
A bear
A fox
A snake
A chicken
How did Lina and Doon get their message to the people of Ember?
At The Singing
By pinning something to a bulletin board before they escaped
By telling Clary
By throwing a note with a rock wrapped in a shirt over a cliff
Who found the message from Doon and Lina?
Doon's father
The mayor
Clary
Mrs. Murdo
What did Sage Merrill do?
He forgot to wind the clock.
He tore up Lina's apartment looking for lost things.
He went to the Unknown Regions.
He hid supplies in a secret room in the Pipeworks.
Lina's parents are both __________?
gone
lost
asleep
dead
How old is Doon?
11
12
13
9
What were the color of pencils that Lina bought?
yellow and green
blue, green, and orange
blue and red
blue and green
Captain Fleery told Lina that the ___________ would come and show them the way.
Builders
People of Spark
Doon and Lina
mayor
Doon admired Lina's drawings and said he drew too but mostly ______________.
landscapes
bugs
foxes
maps
After Granny's death, Lina and Poppy went to live with __________.
Clary
Doon and his father
her relatives
Mrs. Murdo
In the secret room, Doon found the mayor asleep in a chair surrounded by _____________.
light bulbs
food
clothes
all answers
Clary said, " There is so much ____________ in Ember. It's not just on the outside, it's inside of us too."
supplies
light
darkness
shadows
Instead of going to the Singing rehearsal, Doon and Lina went to the _____________.
Library
Pipeworks
School
Gathering Hall
What was inside of the steel panel?
a steel pan
a water bottle
matches
a key
What did Doon use to pack his things in?
pillowcase
a sheet
a towel
suitcase
Who lied to the guards and told them Doon was in the trash heaps?
Sage Merril
Nammy Proggs
Doon's father
Captain Fleery
When Lina was captured, the mayor was about to ring the bell but _________ .
a blackout happened
the Singing began
the guards rushed in
a fire happened
What time are the lights off in The City of Ember?
9 pm - 6 am
9 pm - 9 am
11 pm - 6 am
11 pm - 9 am
How did the box with the instructions get lost?
The mayor died before he could tell anyone what it was
The Builders lost it while buiding the city.
Poppy hid it.
The mayor hid it in Clary's closet.
How did Lina know that the instructions were important?
It was written on the box 'IMPORTANT'
The Mayor told her they were important.
They were found in an old box with a fancy lock.
The writing was in fancy cursive handwriting.
When were Lina & Doon going to tell everyone about the Exit?
After they had gotten out.
On Assignment Day.
On Singing Day in front of Gathering Hall.
On Singing Day in front of Ember Hall.
Which word best fits in the blank space?
Pipeworks : underground
Clary's workplace : greenhouses
Looper's Shop : eastside of Ember
Mayor's Office : _________________
Unknown Regions
north of town
Gathering Hall
River Road
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
to persuade the mayor to follow the instructions
to explain to the mayor about a document Lina had found
to describe to the mayor what the special instructions looked like
to inform the mayor that Lina's sister had chewed up the document
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?
Looper explores the storerooms. He's found out that there's still a little bit left of some rare things.
"What's in the sack?" Lina asked. "Oh, just some groceries," said Lizzie.
If there's only one can of peaches left, only one person gets to have it, right?
Looper found a can of pineapple.
At the end of the book, Doon and Lina finally realized that they...
Were living underground the entire time.
There wasn't another world after all.
Actually were brother and sister.
Were dreaming the entire time.
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.
Lina and Doon will be caught by the guards.
Lina and Doon will escape from Ember.
Lina and Doon will drown in the river.
Lina and Doon will leave Poppy with Mrs. Murdo.
What does the sign they find say to them?
Beware of the dangers ahead
Do not proceed further
Welcome refugees from Ember
Welcome back to Ember
What is the 'shining silver circle' in the sky?
A streetlight
The sun
The moon
A spotlight
What are the 'big tall things with hard stems' that they encounter?
Statues
Lamps
Trees
Buildings
What does the 'fiery circle' rising in the sky symbolize?
The sun
The moon
A lantern
A bonfire
What does the word "Egress" mean?
Exit
Entrance
Electricity
It's a type of bird
