City Of Ember Comprehension Quiz 3 (Ch.3-4)
All questions are based on the readings and/or class discussions for chapter 3-4.
- 1.The loud sound that Doon heard when he first entered the tunnels was:
- A.
The generator
- B.
The river
- C.
Workmen with tools
- 2.How was Doon to find his way around the Pipeworks?
- A.
Doon used a compass.
- B.
Signs were painted throughout the Pipeworks.
- C.
All workers were supplied with a map.
- 3.Doon calculated that he was _____ feet underground.
- A.
10
- B.
5
- C.
30
- D.
50
- 4.During his lunch break Doon _______.
- A.
Went to see the generator
- B.
Meet friends a few tunnels down
- C.
Went out of the tunnels to find Lina
- 5.Doon had a talent for _______.
- A.
singing
- B.
Mechanics
- C.
Bookwork
- D.
Working with people
- 6.What was unusual about the sequence of events in Chapters 2 and 3? .
- A.
Chapters 2 and 3 were the same day from the prospective of two different characters.
- B.
Chapter 3 was a flashback to an earlier time in the city of Ember.
- C.
The events in Chapter 3 took place 240 years after the events in Chapter 2
- 7.Doon's father made his living by _____________ .
- A.
Delivering vegetables
- B.
Guarding the mayor
- C.
Repairing the generator
- D.
Selling small parts
- 8.What hobby does Doon have?
- A.
studying insects
- B.
collecting bottle caps
- C.
Drawing pictures of people
- 9.Why was Granny tearing up the couch?
- A.
Granny was looking for something that had been lost.
- B.
Granny's money had fallen into the couch and she was trying to get it out.
- C.
Granny wanted to use the stuffing to make a blanket for Poppy.
- 10.What new job was recently created in Ember?
- A.
Daycare workers
- B.
Caregivers for the elderly
- C.
trash sifters
- 11.What types of foods grew in the greenhouses?
- A.
Tropical fruits
- B.
Wheat and grains
- C.
Vegetables
- 12.What happened to Sadge?
- A.
Sadge went outside the lighted areas of Ember and became frightened.
- B.
Sadge fell off the ladder while working on the sprinkler system in the greenhouse and cut his hands.
- C.
Sadge ran into a wild animal in the trash heap and was hurt trying to escape from it.
- 13.Why were the people in Ember in such a panic? .
- A.
The people of Ember were afraid of the wild animals that lived outside the city.
- B.
The people of Ember were running out of supplies.
- C.
The people of Ember were afraid the city would flood with the next rain
- 14.Lina dreamed of ______________.
- A.
Singing in a traveling band
- B.
Her parents coming back home
- C.
A bright city
- D.
Working in the greenhouses
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