Q 01/05

In The City of Ember, for about how long did the Builders intend people to stay in the city?

A) 25 years

B) 50 years

C) 100 years

D) 200 years

Answer · why

D) 200 years

200 years was the plan, but the instructions for leaving went astray. By the time Lina and Doon find them, Ember has run decades past its limit and is...

Q 02/05

In The City of Ember, who chews up the Builders' instructions before anyone can read them?

A) Granny

B) Doon

C) Poppy

D) Lizzie

Answer · why

C) Poppy

Poppy, Lina's toddler sister, gets at the open box while Granny empties a closet and treats the paper as a snack. Lina has to rebuild the document fro...

Q 03/05

Which job does Lina Mayfleet gladly take after swapping Assignment Day jobs with Doon Harrow?

A) Trash sifter

B) Messenger

C) Supply Depot clerk

D) Mold scraper

Answer · why

B) Messenger

Messenger was the job Doon had been given and hated. He takes Lina's Pipeworks post instead, hoping to study the failing generator up close.

Q 04/05

Which two unfamiliar items do Lina and Doon find in boxes in the hidden room beside Ember's river?

A) Lanterns and oil

B) Flashlights and batteries

C) Ropes and hooks

D) Candles and matches

Answer · why

D) Candles and matches

Candles and matches mean nothing to them at first, because Ember has never had a light that can be carried. Once lit, they show the pair a boat and it...

Q 05/05

What is Mayor Cole secretly doing in the Pipeworks room that Doon Harrow stumbles upon?

A) Hoarding stolen supplies

B) Building himself a boat

C) Repairing the old generator

D) Digging a tunnel out

Answer · why

A) Hoarding stolen supplies

Hoarding stolen supplies is the mayor's private answer to Ember's shortages. Doon finds him dozing in a chair, surrounded by food and clothes, while t...