5. The Pioneer
6. Breakfast with Disaster


1. Why were the people of Sparks using oxen to pull their trucks?
a) The people no longer had "gasleen".
b) The engines could no longer be repaired.
c) The people didn't know how to make vehicles work.

2. Doon asked many questions. One answer that really surprised him was _______________.
a) that Earth had four seasons
b) that some days water called rain came down from the sky
c) that Earth was a sphere
d) that most of the land on Earth was covered with water called oceans

3. How did the people of Ember feel as they moved to the Pioneer Hotel?
a) extremely tired
b) afraid
c) homesick
d) excited

4. The people of Ember were allowed to stay in the Pioneer Hotel for ____________.
a) two weeks
b) six months
c) one year
d) a few weeks

5. What was living at the Pioneer Hotel like?
a) roomy
b) crowded
c) comfortable
d) pleasant

6. For meals the people of Ember would _________________.
a) grow their own gardens
b) hunt and fish
c) eat food they brought with them from Ember
d) share food with the families of Sparks

7. ___________ complained about everything including sleeping on the floor and the smell of mold in the Pioneer Hotel.
a) Tick
b) Ben
c) Doon
d) Edward

8. Edward Pocket decided he would sleep ___________________.
a) in the bathtub
b) outside in the open
c) in the closet
d) by the door

9. How did Torren react to having Lina as a guest in his home?
a) Torren was excited about having someone new to play game with.
b) Torren did not like having to share with the new guests.
c) Torren was nice to his guest, and offered to help them in any way he could.

10. Dr. Hester treated her patients _________________.
a) with herbs, roots, and funguses
b) with aspirin and antibiotics
c) with many types of modern remedies

11. The city of Sparks was named after _____________.
a) a lightening storm
b) a fire
c) electrical wires
d) an exploding truck engine

12. The "Disaster" was __________________.
a) a drought
b) a large meteor hitting the earth
c) four wars and three plagues
d) an ice age

13. How did Lina learn about the "Disaster"?
a) from Dr. Hester
b) from the leaders at the town meeting
c) from a book
d) from Torren

14. Describe the sequence of Chapters 5 and 6.
a) They took place on the same day from the perspective of two different characters.
b) Chapter 6 was a flashback to events that had occurred a hundred years earlier.
c) Chapter 5 was a foreshadowing of events that were going to take place in Chapter 6.



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