Chapter 7: The City of Ember

The people of Ember are getting scared because

• they are running out of supplies

• there are more blackouts and they are lasting longer

• both of the above

What are the Unknown Regions?

• The darkness that stretches out in all directions beyond the borders of Ember

• A secret chamber insider the Mayor's house

• The back of Lina's closet

What does recoil mean?

• to coil a piece of wire twice

• to jump for joy

• to draw back

What does rumor mean?

• a rude person

• a piece of information that gets passed around, but may not be true

• a piece of information that gets passed around and is always true

Why is it a good thing that children do not tour the storerooms anymore.

• The storerooms would get too crowded

• There is hardly anything left in the storerooms and the children would panic

• The storerooms are filthy

Why is Lina going to turn to Doon for help?

• Doon is intelligent(He knows Ember is running out of supplies and electricity.)

• Doon is caring. (He kept Poppy safe when she ran away.)

• Both of the above.

Read this passage and answer the question.

"She remembered how he'd been on Assignment Day, so furious at the mayor, so eager to trade his good job for her bad one so he could help save the city. And he'd taken Poppy inside his father's shop on the day of the black out so she wouldn't be afraid."

In your own words, why did Lina trust Doon to help her find a way out of Ember?

Lina did not like the mayor. So why did she write to him to tell him about the tattered document?

• Because she figured he wasn't such a bad man after all.

• Because she thought he would be able to figure out the message.

• Because he was the mayor and the information could affect the future of the city.

Read the passage and answer the question.

"Granny stared into the bowl, stirring and stirring the soup with her spoon, but she did not eat it. She didn't feel quite right, she told Lina; after awhile she wandered off to bed."

What is going on with Lina's grandmother?

• She just doesn't like soup.

• She disapproves of the way Lina runs the household.

• She is getting more and more forgetful and upset.

Who wrote, "The City of Ember"?

• Jeanne DuPrau

• William Shakespeare

• Daniel Dorceus