The City of Ember - Chapter 7"A Message Full of Holes" - Pages 93 - 112

1. The document sparked Lina's curiosity. Because of this document we know the city of Ember did not have ______.
a) printed labels
b) computers or typewriters
c) certificates
d) licenses

2. Lina thought the document was ______.
a) directions for building the city
b) a recipe from the first people in Ember
c) instructions for saving the city
d) someone's homework

3. The Believers thought that ________________.
a) the Builders were coming back to help the people of Ember
b) the city would be saved by magic
c) the people of Ember would discover a way to leave the city

4. When Lina asked Captain Fleery to come see the document she told Lina ______.
a) the document looked extremely important
b) to take the document to Mayor Cole
c) to forget the puzzle project

5. Next Lina decided to talk to Lizzie Bisco about the document because  ______.
a) her father was Mayor Cole
b) she was quick and smart
c) she knew how to read secret codes

6. As a child Granny visited the storerooms in Ember with her classmates. The supplies looked like they would never run out. Granny loved one fruit. It was _____________.
a) apples
b) pears
c) peaches
d) pineapple

7. In the year 241 the supplies in Ember _______________.
a) were running out
b) were abundant

8. What was Lizza's reaction to seeing the document?
a) excited
b) like she could care less
c) disappointed
d) surprised

9. After trying to decode the message Lina found an important word. What was it?
a) Harken Square
b) Gathering Hall
c) Pipeworks
d) Library

10. At the end of the chapter Lina decided to ask _____ for help.

11.  Based on the story, it is likely that in the future

a) Mayor Cole will solve the problems surrounding the generator.
b) Lina will seek Lizzie's help again.
c) Captain Fleery knows how to repair the generator.
d) Doon will be interested in helping Lina.

12.  Read these events from Chapter 7.

1)  Doon told his father that he thought the mayor was a fool after hearing his speech.
2)  A notice was posted informing the people of Ember that Mayor Cole was holding a town meeting.
3)  Lina carried the same message twelve times about the seven minute long blackout.
4)  Mayor Cole spoke to the Emberites about solutions.

Which sequence best describes the order of events in this chapter?

a) 1, 2, 3, 4
b) 2, 4, 1, 3
c) 3, 2, 4, 1
d) 3, 2, 1, 4

13.  Which statement from this chapter is an opinion?

a) Captain Fleery is a member of the Believers.
b) Lina sent a letter to Mayor Cole.
c) Granny is sinking deeper into a troubled state of mind.
d) Electricity is made by the generator.

14.  Which statement from this chapter contains a cause-effect relationship?

a) No one was sitting at the guard's desk, so Lina left the note there, placed so the guard would see it when he arrived.
b) Lina made beet soup for dinner which Granny stirred and stirred without eating.
c) At the Supply Depot, crowds of shopkeepers stood in long disorderly lines that stretched out the door.
d) Lina sat down at her table and uncovered the patched-together document to write down what she decoded.


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1. (b)
2. (c)
3. (a)
4. (c)
5. (b)
6. (d)
7. (a)
8. (b)
9. (c)
10. Doon
11. (d)
12. (c)
13. (c)
14. (a)