Category 1
What is the main setting of The City of Ember?
A) A futuristic island
B) An underground city
C) A post-apocalyptic forest
D) A space station
B) An underground city
Who are the two main protagonists?
A) Doon and Clary
B) Lina and Doon
C) Poppy and Lizzie
D) Mayor Cole and Doon
B) Lina and Doon
What job does Lina receive ORIGINALLY on Assignment Day?
A) Messenger
B) Pipeworks laborer
C) Electrician
D) Greenhouse assistant
B) Pipeworks laborer
What job does Doon receive after switching with Lina ?
A) Messenger
B) Pipeworks laborer
C) Mayor's assistant
D) Electrician
B) Pipeworks laborer
What does Doon hope to accomplish by working in the underground tunnels?
A) Escape the city
B) Find rare insects
C) Learn how to fix the city’s power system
D) Hide from the Mayor
C) Learn how to fix the city’s power system
What item does Poppy chew that becomes important?
A) A toy
B) A beetle
C) The instructions
D) A book from the library
C) The instructions
What is Lina’s little sister’s name?
A) Lizzie
B) Clary
C) Poppy
D) Mary
C) Poppy
Who takes Lina and Poppy in after their grandmother dies?
A) Lizzie
B) Doon
C) Clary
D) Mrs. Murdo
D) Mrs. Murdo
What is the condition of Ember’s electrical system?
A) Brand new
B) Stable and strong
C) Glitchy and failing
D) Powered by solar energy
C) Glitchy and failing
What discovery do Doon and Lina make in the mayor’s room?
A) Secret treasure
B) Hidden stash of supplies
C) Instructions for a new city
D) Evidence of corruption
B) Hidden stash of supplies
Who helps Lina try to decipher the instructions?
A) Doon
B) Clary
C) Lizzie
D) Her grandmother
A) Doon
What is Clary’s occupation?
A) Timekeeper
B) Electrician
C) Greenhouse worker
D) Librarian
C) Greenhouse worker
What happens to Lina’s grandmother?
A) She is arrested
B) She dies
C) She escapes Ember
D) She finds the exit
B) She dies
Who is the corrupt mayor of Ember?
A) Doon Harrow
B) Arlin
C) Mayor Cole
D) Captain Fleery
C) Mayor Cole
How do Doon and Lina escape from Ember?
A) Through the library
B) On a secret elevator
C) By following the river through a hidden tunnel
D) In a stolen truck
C) By following the river through a hidden tunnel
What natural feature helps them escape?
A) A tunnel of wind
B) A dark lake
C) A flowing river
D) A hidden staircase
C) A flowing river
What do Lina and Doon find at the end of their journey?
A) A ruined Ember
B) Another underground city
C) The surface world
D) A spaceship
C) The surface world
What do they throw down to Ember at the end of the book?
A) Food
B) Tools
C) A message
D) A flashlight
C) A message
What is the main theme of the novel?
A) War and peace
B) Fear of technology
C) Discovery and hope
D) Love and friendship
C) Discovery and hope
Why was Ember created originally?
A) As a prison colony
B) To avoid war and save humanity
C) To study underground life
D) As a science experiment
B) To avoid war and save humanity