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- 1. Multiple Choice
The Builders said the people of Ember must live in the city for at least _________ years.
5000
1000
50
200
- 2. Multiple Choice
______ was to keep the instructions for leaving the city of Ember.
The oldest person in Ember
The commissioners
The mayor
The chief builder
- 3. Multiple Choice
What happened to the chief builder's plan for the box?
One mayor died before he could tell his successor about the box.
The box was broken into, and its contents were stolen.
The box was destroyed by a hammer.
The box was thrown into the river.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What was different about the city of Ember?
Everything in the city of Ember was built of steel.
The city was built on an island.
In the city the sky was always dark.
The weather stayed the same year round in the city of Ember
- 5. Multiple Choice
What happened on assignment day?
Students picked a job from a small cloth sack.
Students were allowed to pick job assignments based on their talents.
The mayor of Ember assigned jobs to the students based on their skills.
The students were given one final project to do for school.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Students were assigned to their jobs for _____________ years.
4
3
6
2
- 7. Multiple Choice
According to Lina, which one of the following job assignments was considered a "bad" job?
greenhouse helper
timekeeper's assistant
messenger
pipeworks laborer
- 8. Multiple Choice
What condition was the city of Ember in?
brand new buildings
prospering with many new supplies
shortages and blackouts
recently built city full of possibilities
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why did Doon want to trade jobs with Lina?
Lina had an easier job.
Doon wanted to work on the generator near the Pipeworks.
Doon loved working with water and pipes
Doon had a broken leg and would not be able to run all over Ember with messages.
- 10. Multiple Choice
The main idea of Chapter I "Assignment Day" is __________ .
The students of Ember find out what they will be doing for the next three years.
Doon and Lina are such good friends that Doon will trade his good job for Lina's bad job.
The mayor of Ember with his vast, heavy build was a tyrant who loved to boss the students around.
It teaches young readers about responsibility in a perfect world
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which statement from this chapter contains a cause-effect relationship?
Lina took off her shoes and socks, wrapped herself around the cold metal pole, and climbed up the light pole.
Doon wanted to be near the generator, so he traded jobs with Lina.
One by one the students reached into the sack and drew out job assignments.
In the city of Ember, the sky was always dark.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which statement from this chapter is an opinion?
On Assignment Day the classroom was completely silent.
Pipeworks Labourer is the worst job ever!
The mayor was a vast, heavy man with a gray, face.
Doon sat in the second row with his shoulders hunched, his eyes squeezed shut and his hands clasped together.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Based on Chapter 1 one could conclude all the following EXCEPT ______________.
Chet will fix the generator, and there will be no more blackouts
messenger was a fun job because they were able to move freely through the city and not have to work behind a desk
Ember is a dreary place to live with a dark sky all the time
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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