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City of Ember Quiz,Chapters 1-20

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Students were assigned to their jobs for (a)   years.

2.

The people of Ember had never ____.

a)

used electricity

b)

kept items that were no longer in use

c)

climbed stairs

d)

meet a person from elsewhere

3.

What hobby does Doon have?

a)

studying insects

b)

collecting bottle caps

c)

drawing pictures of people

4.

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.

5.

While Lina was buying colored pencils, Poppy _____________.

a)

ate candy.

b)

left the shop.

c)

broke the vase.

d)

chewed on the blanket.

6.

Which word is a SYNONYM for carefully as it is used in the following sentence:


Every day a team of people carefully sorted through the trash heaps in search of anything that might be useful.

a)

endeavor

b)

methodically

c)

plummet

d)

hoist

7.

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

8.

Doon went to the library to look up___.

a)

generators

b)

fire

c)

insects

d)

maps of the city

9.

Which statement is an example of a cause and effect relationship?

a)

When they came up out of the Pipeworks, they stripped off their boots and slickers and hurried out into Plummer Square, where they flopped down on the bench and burst into furious talk.

b)

And in a minute, they heard a thump and click-- the door closing, the lock turning -- and footsteps once again, this time quick.

c)

Doon thought the room could be a storage room with some special tools in it.

d)

Because the instructions had the word Pipeworks, Doon and Lina began their search in the Pipeworks.

10.

The message Lina found was ________, especially after Poppy ate part of it.

a)

illegible

b)

vast

c)

clamor

d)

shuddering

11.
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
12.
Who takes Lina and Poppy in to live with her?
a)
Mrs. Murdo
b)
Mrs. Sadge
c)
Mrs. Granny
d)
Mrs. Fleery
13.

Where did Doon get the key to go inside the Pipeworks

a)

Everyone that works there gets one

b)

He stole it

c)

He borrowed it

d)

He found it on the ground

14.

What does Lina learn "Egress" means?

a)

Eager

b)

eating

c)

exit

d)

eliminate

15.

Where did Lina and Doon go to hide?

a)

the library

b)

the Gathering Hall

c)

Doon's apartment

d)

the school

16.

What happened as the mayor was about to send Lina to the Prison Room?

a)

The mayor changed his mind.

b)

Lina fainted.

c)

The guards returned.

d)

The lights went out.

17.

As Doon makes his way down the street, he decides to write a letter explaining that he is safe. Who does he address the letter to?

a)

Clary

b)

The Mayor

c)

His Father

d)

Mrs. Murdo

18.

Eventually Lina and Doon enter into a large cavern with rocks jutting up from the water. What does Lina think these rocks look like?

a)

The stiff spikes on the bottom of soccer shoes

b)

Big mounds of mashed potatoes

c)

The green leaves in the greenhouses

d)

The trash cans in the middle of the street

19.

As Doon and Lina exit the tunnel, they find a land covered in something like soft silvery hairs. What are these mysterious hairs?

a)

Hair on the giant's head

b)

Crickets flying around above the ground

c)

Vines from the trees above

d)

Long thin pieces of grass

20.

The writer of the journal says that there is some kind of grand plan in place. What is the purpose of this mysterious plan?

a)

To give everyone as perfect a life as possible

b)

To prevent people from disappearing completely from earth

c)

To create the biggest experiment ever attempted

d)

To save as many animals as possible