The City of Ember: Ch. 1-6

The builders said the people must live in the city of Ember for at least ______ years before leaving.

• 5000

• 200

• 60

• 1000

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________ was to keep the instructions for leaving the city of Ember.

• The oldest person in Ember

• The commissioners

• The mayor

• the chief builder

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What happened to the chief builder's plan for the box?

• One mayor died before he could tell his successor about the box.

• The box was broken into and its contents were stolen

• The box was destroyed by a hammer.

• N/A

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What was different about the city of Ember?

• The city was built on an island.

• In the city the sky was always dark.

• The weather stayed the same year round in the city of Ember.

• Everything in the city of Ember was built of steel.

What happened on assignment day?

• Students picked a job from a small cloth sack.

• The mayor of Ember assignmend jobs to the students based on their skills.

• Students were allowed to pick job assignments based on their talents.

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Why did Doon want to trade jobs with Lina?

• Lina had an easier job.

• Doon had a broken leg and would not be able to run all over Ember with message.

• Doon wanted to work on the generator near the Pipeworks.

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What job did Granny have?

• Granny worked in the green houses planting vegetables.

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

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

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You know that because of Lina's job, the city must not have ________.

• running water

• animals

• boats

• telephones

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The people of Ember did not know the exact year because __________.

• they had to rely on timekeepers to change the date sign and wind the clock

• the power went off on occasion, and no one knew the exact time to reset the clocks when the power came back on.

• they did not care

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What happened on the first day of Lina being a messenger?

• She prepared beet soup for Granny and Poppy.

• She received a red dot.

• She took a message to Mayor Cole.

• She traded jobs with Doon.

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