City of Ember Ch. 7-8

What was the first thing that interested Lina in the piece of paper that Poppy was chewing?

• The kind of paper that was used

• The odd edges on the sides of the paper

• The unique title at the top of the page

• The weird neat printing everything was written in

Lina becomes sure that the piece of paper is some kind of instructions. What does she believe the instructions are for?

• Saving the city

• Leaving the city

• Fighting away the darkness in the unknown regions

• Building movable light to go into the unknown regions

Who is the first person that Lina tells about the instructions in the hopes that they might help figure out what the words on the page means?

• Doon

• Granny

• Captain Fleery

• Mrs. Murdo

What is it that the Believers believe will happen with the City of Ember?

• The city will fall into darkness

• The lights will remain on forever

• The City of Ember will never run out of supplies

• The Builders will come back some day to save the people

Why doesn't the City of Ember offer tours into the storerooms to the students anymore?

• The city is afraid students will steal from the storerooms

• The storerooms aren't very interesting to begin with

• Many of the shelves are empty and a tour would scare the students

• The mayor no longer wants students in the storeroom due to the blackouts

What is the name of Lizzie's boss?

• Eric Greengate

• Farlo Batten

• Old Flab Face

• Fred Bolten

What object does Lina compare Lizzie to that creates a simile?

• A carrot

• A running car

• A bolt of electricity

• A tightly wound clock

Lina copies down the instructions onto a piece of paper for safe keeping. Where did she get this piece of paper?

• One of her full sheets of school paper

• A half torn magazine paper

• A scrap of paper found on the back of a coat

• The label of a can of peas

What was one characteristic that Lina liked about Doon?

• His angry eyes

• His kindness

• His curiosity

• His intelligence

What was Doon worried about every time the lights flickered overhead?

• That there would be another short blackout

• That the light bulbs are about to run out

• That the generator will shut off for good

• That Lina's sister would get lost again