The City of Ember - Chapter 3 "Under Ember" &
Chapter 4 "Something Lost, Nothing Found" Pages 40 - 69
The City of Ember - Chapter 3 "Under Ember" & Chapter 4 "Something Lost, Nothing
Found" Pages 40 - 69
1. The loud sound that Doon heard when he first entered the tunnels was _______.
a) the generator
b) the river
c) workmen with tools
2. How was Doon to find his way around the Pipeworks?
a) Doon used a compass.
b) Signs were painted throughout the Pipeworks.
c) All workers were supplied with a map.
3. Doon calculated that he was _____ feet underground.
a) 10
b) 5
c) 50
d) 30
4. During his lunch break Doon _______.
a) went to see the generator
b) meet friends a few tunnels down
c) went out of the tunnels to find Lina
5. Doon had a talent for _______.
a) singing
b) mechanics
c) bookwork
d) working with people
6. What was unusual about the sequence of events in Chapters 2 and 3?
a) Chapters 2 and 3 were the same day from the prospective of two different
characters.
b) Chapter 3 was a flashback to an earlier time in the city of Ember.
c) The events in Chapter 3 took place 240 years after the events in Chapter 2.
7. Doon's father made his living by _____________ .
a) delivering vegetables
b) guarding the mayor
c) repairing the generator
d) selling small parts
8. What hobby does Doon have?
a) studying insects
b) collecting bottle caps
c) drawing pictures of people
9. Why was Granny tearing up the couch?
a) Granny was looking for something that had been lost.
b) Granny's money had fallen into the couch and she was trying to get it out.
c) Granny wanted to use the stuffing to make a blanket for Poppy.
10. What new job was recently created in Ember?
a) daycare workers
b) caregivers for the elderly
c) trash sifters
11. What types of foods grew in the greenhouses?
a) tropical fruits
b) wheat and grains
c) vegetables
12. What happened to Sadge?
a) Sadge went outside the lighted areas of Ember and became frightened.
b) Sadge fell off the ladder while working on the sprinkler system in the
greenhouse and cut his hands.
c) Sadge ran into a wild animal in the trash heap and was hurt trying to escape
from it.
13. Why were the people in Ember in such a panic?
a) The people of Ember were afraid of the wild animals that lived outside the
city.
b) The people of Ember were running out of supplies.
c) The people of Ember were afraid the city would flood with the next rain.
14. Lina dreamed of ______________.
a) singing in a traveling band
b) her parents coming back home
c) a bright city
d) working in the greenhouses
15. This is the same question presented two different ways.
| Sequence these events in the
correct order. a) The guards marched Sadge away. b) Clary heard a strange, high, sobbing sound. c) Sadge went out into the unknown regions. d) Sadge scraped his hands on the rough ground. a) a, c, d, b b) c, a, b, d c) c, d, b, a d) a, d, b, c |
Sequence these events in the
correct order by writing 1 next to the event that occurred first, 2 next to
the event that happened second, and so on. _________ The guards marched Sadge away. _________ Clary heard a strange, high, sobbing sound. _________ Sadge went out into the unknown regions. _________ Sadge scraped his hands on the rough ground. |
----------Key----------
1. (b)
2. (c)
3. (c)
4. (a)
5. (b)
6. (a)
7. (d)
8. (a)
9. (a)
10. (c)
11. (c)
12. (a)
13. (b)
14. (c)
15. (c) 4, 3, 1, 2