The City of Ember Quiz

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The City of Ember Quiz

Test your knowledge about the intriguing world of the City of Ember! This quiz challenges your understanding of the events and characters within the story.

Whether you're a fan of the book or just curious about its themes, this quiz will engage and enlighten you.

Multiple choice questions
Covering key events and characters
Fun for all ages!

14 Questions4 MinutesCreated by ExploringBooks101

The builders said the people must live in the city of Ember for at least ______ years before leaving.

A) 5000

B) 200

C) 60

D) 1000

______ was to keep the instructions for leaving the city of Ember.

A) The oldest person in Ember

B) The commissioners

C) The Mayor

D) The chief builder

What happened to the chief builder's plan for the box?

A) One mayor died before he could tell his successor about the box.

B) The box was broken into, and its contents were stolen.

C) The box was destroyed by a hammer.

What was different about the city of Ember?

A) The city was built on an island.

B) In the city the sky was always dark.

C) The weather stayed the same year round in the city of Ember.

D) Everything in the city of Ember was built of steel.

What happened on assignment day?

A) Students picked a job from a small cloth sack.

B) The mayor of Ember assigned jobs to the students based on their skills.

C) Students were allowed to pick job assignments based on their talents.

According to Lina, which one of the following job assignments was considered a "bad" job.

A) greenhouse

B) timekeeper's assistant

C) messenger

D) pipeworks laborer

What condition was the city of Ember in?

A) brand new buildings

B) prospering with many new supplies

C) shortages and blackouts

Why did Doon want to trade jobs with Lina?

A) Lina had an easier job.

B) Doon had a broken leg and would not be able torun all over Ember with messages.

C) Doon wanted to work on the generator near the Pipeworks.

The main idea of Chapter I "Assignment Day" is __________ .

A) Doon and Lina are such good friends that Doon will trade his good job for Lina's bad job.

B) The students of Ember find out what they will be doing for the next three years.

C) The mayor of Ember with his vast, heavy build was a tyrant who loved to boss the students around.

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 chief builder left instructions for leaving the city with the first mayor of Ember.

Lina and Doon trade jobs.

On assignment day Doon drew the job of messenger.

The city of Ember was built.

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

A) Lina took off her shoes and socks, wrapped herself around the cold metal pole, and climbed up thelight pole.

B) Doon wanted to be near the generator, so he traded jobs with Lina.

C) One by one the students reached into the sack and drew out job assignments.

) In the city of Ember, the sky was always dark.

Which statement from this chapter is an opinion?

A) Doon sat in the second row with his shoulders hunched, his eyes squeezed shut and his hands clasped together.

B) The mayor was a vast, heavy man with a gray, face.

C) The mayor should go on a diet so that he would not get out of breath so easily.

D) On Assignment Day the classroom was completely silent.

Based on Chapter 1 one could conclude all the following EXCEPT ______________.

A) Chet will fix the generator, and there will be no more blackouts

Blackoutsb) messenger was a fun job because they were able to move freely through the city and not have to work behind a desk

C) Ember is a dreary place to live with a dark sky all the time

D) the students were always excited on Assignment Day because they discovered what they would be doing for the next three years

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