WorksheetsCity of Ember Test 2
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 39mins
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?
Clary
The Mayor
His Father
Mrs. Murdo
How is Doon able to make his way through the darkness of the city when the lights go out?
He knows the city so well he can move through it without seeing
He uses the matches and candles to see
He uses the flashlight he got from his father
He waits for the lights to come back on before moving on
Lina runs down the street with a bundle in her arms. What is in the bundle?
A small bag of canned food
The box that had the instructions in it
Her sister Poppy
A bunch of turnips she got from the greenhouses
In the room with the single boat, Lina and Doon find an item they do not know how to use. What is this item?
Candles
Matches
A ladder
Paddles
What does Lina compare the opening of the tunnel to that creates a simile?
A giant section of the unknown region
A dark pool of black
An enormous mouth
The sky at night time
As the current slows and the boat steadies, what does Lina ask Doon to get?
A piece of food for Poppy
A candle
The instructions
The flashlight
After examining a path within the cave, Doon notices Poppy has something in her hands. What has Poppy found?
A book
A large shiny rock
A torn shirt
A picture of a car
5. What did Lina tell Mrs. Murdo in order for Mrs. Murdo to give Poppy to her?
that she found a way out of Ember
That she was taking her to safety
That Doon's father would take care of them
That the city was about to shut off its lights for good
What does Lina discover that makes her regret waiting to tell anyone about the exit to the City of Ember?
Someone else has already told the citizens of Ember all about the exits
The lights in the city have gone out permanently and the people are now trapped in the dark
The Mayor has abandoned the city and is refusing to help anyone
The note meant for Clary was never delivered so now no one knows about the exit
What does Lina fill her pockets with before leaving the river and starting their journey along the stone path?
Bottles of water
Matches
Small stones
Small fruits from their food bag
Another title for Chapter 9 could be______.
The Wild River Ride
The Escape from Ember
Solving the Mystery
The Fight with the Mystery Man
What character trait best describes Doon?
crazy, full of goofy ideas
determined, focused on an idea
angry, mad at everything and everyone
calm, shows no emotion
At the START of chapter 10, when Lina woke up...
Granny was feeling sick.
Poppy had gone missing!
Poppy was feeling sick.
Granny had gone missing!
Order these events from what happened first, to what happened last.
1) Poppy and Lina drew pictures.
2) Granny woke up calling for Lina during the middle of the night.
3) Dr. Tower came to visit Granny.
4) Lina stayed home and made Granny a soup of spinach and onions.
5) Lina found Granny very pale and very sill with all the life gone out of her.
6) Granny became ill with a fever.
6, 3, 1, 2, 4, 5
6, 4, 3, 5, 2, 1
6, 3, 4, 1, 2, 5
5, 3, 4, 1, 2, 6
Lina drew a picture of a city..
with a black sky.
with trees and birds.
with clouds and a sun.
with a blue sky.
At the end of chapter 10...
Lina found Poppy.
Lina opened the mysterious locked door.
These was a blackout.
Granny passed away.
According to Lina, how is Mrs. Murdo's apartment different from Granny's?
It is bigger.
It is cleaner.
It smells funny.
It is smaller.
Where do Lina and Poppy go after granny dies?
To live with Mrs. Murdo.
To the Library.
To live with the mayor.
To hide in the pipeworks.
How does Lizzie act the first time she meets Lina in the street?
excited
sus/nervous
mad
What is in the cans that Lizzie drops in the street? (Choose THREE.)
pineapple
peaches
creamed corn
applesauce
At first, where does Lizzie say she got the cans?
She found them on the back shelf at the market.
Her family had forgotten about them in the back of a cupboard.
She bought them from an out-of-town visitor.
They were a gift from her boss.
Which of the following sentences proves that Lina was tempted by Lizzie's offer in this chapter?
"She suddenly wanted those things so badly she felt weak."
"But Lizzie, why should you get all that? Why you and not other people?"
"You can have some, too. That's what I'm telling you. There are still a few good things left."
"I don't think it's fair."
Eventually Lizzie admits that...
she stole the cans from the store rooms at work.
the cans are a special privilege only for supply depot clerks.
her new boyfriend Looper had given her the cans.
her family had kept a secret supply of food.
What did Doon see inside the room?
Nothing, it was dark.
A table and food and someone sleeping.
Extra light bulbs and cans of pineapple.
a tunnel out of Ember.
Who did Doon tell Lina he saw in the locked room?
Lizzie
The Mayor
Doon's Father
Mrs. Murdo
Who do Lina and Doon decide to report the Mayor to?
Clary
Mrs. Murdo
The Guards
The whole town
What can we conclude about the citizens of Ember from the following statement?
"Lina, had carried thirty-nine messages. Most of them were more or less the same; "I'm not coming to the meeting tonight, decided to stay home." "I won't be in to work tomorrow." "Instead of meeting me in Cloving Square, why don't you come to my house?" The citizens of Ember were hunkering down, burrowing in."
The citizens were starting to worry.
The citizens were getting the coughing sickness.
The citizens were ready to leave Ember.
The citizens were all believers.
Select ALL the character traits that could be used to describe Doon.
Curious
Hot-tempered
Lazy
Forgetful
Determined
How did Doon and Lina know they were at the end of their trip?
The boat hit rocks and got stuck.
There was a big sign that said, "Stop here and get out."
The water was shallow and there was no place for the boat to go.
The map said to stop here.
At the START of chapter 10, when Lina woke up...
Granny had gone missing!
Poppy had gone missing!
Granny was feeling sick.
Poppy was feeling sick.
The City of Ember - Chapter 10
Lina drew a picture of a city..
with a black sky.
with clouds and a sun.
with trees and birds.
with a blue sky.
What is the significance of the message left by the Builders in the context of the story?
It provides a historical account of Ember's creation.
It offers a solution to the city's problems and a way to escape.
It serves as a warning about the dangers of technology.
It is a philosophical reflection on human nature.
Identify a secondary theme in "City of Ember" and discuss how it is portrayed through the characters' experiences.
The power of hope.
The inevitability of change.
The importance of family.
The danger of ignorance.
What condition was the City of Ember in?
The city is full of new building projects.
The city is stocked with a variety of supplies.
The city is has supply shortages and blackouts.
The city is expanding and growing toward the closest town.
What does the word bewilderment mean?
a feeling extreme of excitement
a feeling extreme of sadness
a feeling of extreme confusion
a feeling of extreme happiness
Who told Lina what the word "egress" means?
Doon
Mrs. Murdo
Clary
Looper
What did Clary see in Lina's room?
empty cans of pineapple
her sister Poppy
colored paper
a bean sprout
What was so important about the word Egress?
It was a builders last name
it was the name of another town
It was Lina's grandfathers name
It means the way out.
In chapter 14, everyone was getting ready for _______
Song Rehearsal Day
The 4th of July
Christmas
National Peach Day
Instead of going to the rehearsal, Doon and Lina go to _______________
rehearsal
The pipeworks
Doon's house
To the mayors office
They climb down a ____________ to find a __________.
stairs, ladder
ladder, room
ladder, candle
stairs, boat
The two boxes were filled with ___________ and _________.
steel pans and keys
keys and candles
food and paddles
matches and candles
What did Lina put in her pocket that morning before she left for work?
The bean sprout
The Instructions to Egress
The copy she made of the Instructions to Egress
a rock in which she planned on using
What did Doon and Lina find that suggested a way out of Ember?
A room full of boats
A hidden map
A secret tunnel
A set of keys
What did Doon pack for the journey?
A flashlight and batteries
Food, water, and a knife
A book and a pen
A map and a compass
What does Doon's "green worm" turn into?
a beautiful butterfly
a light brown moth
a black caterpillar
nothing
Who is after Lina and Doon in these chapters, and why?
the mayor, for stealing the key
the guards, for "spreading rumors"
Sadge, for finding the way out
Captain Fleery, because Lina didn't show up to work
What does Lina hate to leave behind?
her colored pencils
the city
her home
Poppy
Where did Doon and Lina go to hide so they could discuss their plans?
the square
the church
the school
Doon's home
Why does Lina leave Doon at the school?
She goes to deliver a note to Clary.
She goes to deliver a note to Mrs. Murdo.
She gets upset and runs home.
They part ways forever.
Read these events from Chapter 15
Doon wrote a message explaining how to find the rock with the "E", the boat room, and the candles.
Doon and Lina found hundreds of boats with metal boxes and paddles.
Doon and Lina went to the school.
Doon watched Lina as the guards chased her.
Doon watched Lina leave to deliver the note to Clary.
Which sequence best describes the order of events in the this chapter?
3,1,2,4,5
2,1,3,5,4
1,4,5,3,2
4,3,1,5,2
What is the main conflict of Chapter 15?
How will Lina escape from the guards?
Will the mayor give his normal speech at the singing?
What would staying in the prison room be like?
What should Doon take with him on his journey out of Ember?
"He [the guard] gripped her other arm with fingers that felt like iron." What does this simile mean?
He held on very tightly.
His fingers didn't hold on very tightly.
He was wearing an iron glove.
What does Lina and Doon's escape through the river tell you about their characters?
They believed in their friendship.
They were silly for thinking the
Instructions could help them.
They were very brave
Define riffled
a person who flees to safety
thumbed; browsed
immeasurably
constantly; without ending
Define stricken
immeasurably
deeply affected by an emotion
constantly; without ending
wondered; thought about deeply
Define refugee
thumbed; browsed
a person who flees to safety
wondered; thought about deeply
immeasurably
Define relentlessly
deeply affected by an emotion
immeasurably
constantly; without ending
a person who flees to safety
Define infinitely
immeasurably
a person who flees to safety
wondered; thought about deeply
constantly; without ending
Define pondered
constantly; without ending
thumbed; browsed
wondered; thought about deeply
immeasurably
