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The City Of Ember

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who are the two main characters?

a)

Doon and Lina

b)

Poppy and Mr. Mayer

c)

Doon and Poppy

d)

Lina and Poppy

2.

What are the instructions?

a)

A recipe

b)

A way to get out of the city

3.

What happens to Lina’s grandma?

a)

She died

b)

She is still alive

4.

What did the city look like?

a)

The center of town had skyscrapers with many office buildings, while the edges of the town had small homes where people lived.

b)

The streets were lined with wooden buildings painted in different colors.

c)

All the streets looked the same with rows of two-story stone buildings. On the street level, were shops and above were apartments.

5.

What job did Granny have?

a)

Granny worked in the greenhouses planting vegetables.

b)

Granny was a seamstress. She made clothes for the people of Ember.

c)

Granny unraveled sweaters and picked apart clothes so people could use them to make new clothes.

6.

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.

7.

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

8.

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

9.

The Gathering Hall was ___.

a)

shabby

b)

impressive

c)

elegant

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.

What time are the lights off in The City of Ember?

a)

9 pm - 6 am

b)

9 pm - 9 am

c)

11 pm - 6 am

d)

11 pm - 9 am

12.
How old are people when they graduate from school?
a)
12
b)
13
c)
14
d)
15
13.
How long do you have your first job before you can change it?
a)
6 months
b)
1 year
c)
3 years
d)
never
14.
What color is the messenger's jacket?
a)
orange
b)
yellow
c)
green
d)
red
15.
All of the following are jobs you can have in the City of Ember EXCEPT...
a)
Election Overseer
b)
Messenger
c)
Pipeworks Laborer
d)
Supply Depot clerk
16.
Which one of the following does Doon want to investigate?
a)
drain
b)
generator
c)
missing lights
d)
broken bicycle
17.
What is the name of Lina's sister?
a)
Poppy
b)
Daffodil
c)
Rose
d)
Lilac
18.
Which of the following is NOT something that messengers do?
a)
wear red
b)
repeat the message
c)
deliver the message
d)
write down the message
19.
Lina delivers a message that says...
a)
The delivery will be ready at eight
b)
Dinner will be ready at eight
c)
Electricity will be ready at eight
d)
Mrs. Osborne will be home at eight
20.
Who does Lina live with?
a)
Mother and sister
b)
Grandmother and sister
c)
Aunt and sister
d)
Two sisters
21.
Who does Lina see at the Gathering Hall?
a)
Doon
b)
Captain Flurry
c)
Poppy
d)
Lizzie
22.
What kind of shop does Granny own?
a)
yarn
b)
lightbulb
c)
cake
d)
electricity