city of ember chapter 11

Why are Lina and Poppy staying with Mrs. Murdo in chapter 11?

• Granny is too old to take care of children.

• Granny is in the hospital.

• Lina and Poppy have run away.

• Granny died.

According to Lina, how is Mrs. Murdo's appartment different from Granny's?

• It is bigger.

• It is smaller.

• It smells funny.

• It is cleaner.

What event does Mrs. murdo ask Lina if she is ready for?

• summer vacation

• New Year's Eve

• The Singing

• Christmas

How does Lizzie act the first time she meets Lina in the street?

• silly

• angry

• nervous

• sad

What is in the cans that Lizzie drops in the street? (You may choose more than one.)

• pineapple

• peaches

• creamed corn

• applesauce

At first, where does Lizzie say she got the cans?

• They were a gift from her boss.

• Her family had forgotten about them in the back of a cupboard.

• She bought them from an out-of-town visitor.

• She found them on the back shelf at the market.

Eventually Lizzie admits that...

• she stole the cans from the store rooms at work.

• her new boyfriend Looper had given her the cans.

• the cans are a special privilege only for supply depot clerks.

• her family had kept a secret supply of food.

Why does Lizzie say that it is ok for her to have the extra cans of food?

• She works harder than anyone else in the city.

• She is allergic to potatoes.

• Her job is more important than other people's, and she needs to stay healthy and well-fed.

• She can get them and other people can't.

What does Lizzie offer Lina in exchange for keeping her secret?

• She offers to share some of the things with Lina.

• She offers to get Lina a job as a supply depot clerk.

• She tells Lina that she can get her a better place to live.

• She threatens to have Lina fired from her job as messenger if she tells anyone.

How did Lizzie get ahold of the rare groceries?

• She found them herself in a secret closet

• She got them from her new boyfriend

• The mayor gave them to her

• She stole them from her boyfriend's store