7. A Day of New People
8. The Roamer and the Bike

1. Ben organized the people of Ember to work in teams. The teams __________.
a) completed jobs for themselves such as repairing fences or digging ditches.
b) worked each day for the people of Sparks doing jobs like bakery or shoe repair
c) rotated doing different jobs each day so that they could learn nearly every kind of work

2. The first project the people of Ember did was _____________.
a) building a school house
b) planting gardens
c) building shelters
d) digging holes for the toilets

3. The people from Ember thought the work in Sparks was _________________.
a) easy
b) difficult

4. When comparing the foods grown in Ember and Sparks, the carrots ____________.
a) were a richer orange color in Ember than in Sparks
b) grew three times larger in Sparks
c) in Ember were bigger

5. The first meal the guests from Ember ate with Ordney, Martha, and Kensington was ______________.
a) small portions but good
b) delicious with a good variety of foods
c) just barely edible

6. Tick spoke to Doon about _________.
a) building their own village
b) moving out into the barren land
c) fixing up the old building

7. How was Dr. Hester paid for her services?
a) Dr. Hester charged $10 per visit.
b) The people would pay with goods such as eggs, pickles, or clean rags.
c) The people would do chores for her such as hoe the garden or repair broken furniture.

8. Mackie, the roamer, was offered five loaves of apricot cornbread for _____________.
a) a camera
b) old clothes
c) a bushel of peas
d) blackened iron cooking pot

9. How was Torren's behavior?
a) awful
b) well-behaved
c) polite and kind

10. Lina learned how to ____________.
a) take care of the garden
b) ride a bike
c) cook bread
d) build a fire

11. What was Doon and Lina's visit with each other like?
a) Doon was excited about seeing Lina again and wanted her to move into the Pioneer Hotel.
b) The visit was wonderful, and Lina hated to leave.
c) Doon really wanted to be with the boys and Tick instead of Lina.



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2. (d)
3. (b)
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5. (b)
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9. (a)
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