The City of Ember Chapter 12 "A Dreadful Discovery"
Chapter 13 "Deciphering the Message" - Pages 155 - 177

1. When Doon returned to Tunnel 351 he found ______________ .
a) a road leading off through a well lit tunnel
b) tools to repair the generator
c) crates, boxes, bundles, and packages

2. The people of Ember were frightened because ______.
a) more and more blackouts were occurring
b) a fire broke out in Cloving Square
c) a sickness was going through the town

3. Who was in the room full of supplies?  __________________________

4. Demonstrators were near the Gathering Hall wanting  _________________.
a) more days off work
b) all the street lights replaced
c) more food
d) to know the answers the mayor had spoken of in his speech

5. The person Doon and Lina had seen coming out of Tunnel 351 was ________.

6. Since the mayor was the one committing the crime Lina and Doon decided to tell _____________.
a) the priest
b) the police
c) the guards

7. Lina realized that Doon was her best friend when _____________.
a) Doon hugged her after she told him her grandmother died
b) Doon wanted to protect Lina from the guards
c) Doon told her the secret about the mayor

8. When Lina needed someone wise to talk to she went to ___________.

9. Egress means _______________.

10. What did Doon do when he couldn't sleep?
a) He imagined himself walking through the Pipeworks.
b) He drank a cup of tea.
c) He took a warm bath.

11.  Which question does the reading selection NOT answer?
a) What was behind the locked door in the Pipeworks?
b) If you follow the instructions, where would you end up?
c) What wrong doing was Mayor Cole doing to the people of Ember?
d) Why did Doon have trouble sleeping?

12.   What is the main conflict in this story?
a)  The town of Ember is unable to support its citizens.
b)  Looper is a thief working for Mayor Cole.
c)  Doon is about to miss curfew, and will be outside after dark.
d)  Lina must trust no one except Clary and Looper.

13.  Which statement from Chapter 13 "Deciphering the Message" expresses an opinion?
a) Though it was nearly six o'clock, Clary was still in her workroom at the far end of Greenhouse 1.
b)  Doon glanced up at the drawings tacked to the walls of Lina's room.
c)  Doon had a gloomy thought; the exit could lead to another city just like Ember.
d)  Doon flailed around so much that the noise woke his father.

14.  From which point of view is this passage written?

Doon headed for home, and Lina went in the opposite direction across Harken Square.
a) fourth person
b) second person
c) first person
d) third person

----------Key----------

1. (c)
2. (a)
3. the mayor
4. (d)
5. Looper
6. (c)
7. (a)
8. Clary
9. the way out
the exit
exit
10. (a)
11.  (b)
12.  (a)
13.  (c)
14.  (d)