THE CITY OF EMBER

Chapters 5-7 (due on January 27)

A. Using the map, point out the following places in the city:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Budloe Street
Hafter Street
Harken Square
Greenhouses
Otterwill Street

B. In the place mentioned in Part A, write down what Lina saw in there.
C. The mayor called for a citizens assembly but his voice was incoherent. The people at the back
couldnt hear him clearly. Help them figure out what these mean:

1. Mayg effn effuff

2. No rrrshen pank
3. Slooshns arbingfoun!

D. Character description. Describe the following characters in detail: physical appearance and
personality.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

Looper
Lizzie
Mrs. Murdo
Doons father
Clary
Captain Fleery

E. Comprehension Questions:
1. Why does Sadge come to the greenhouse in a state of panic?
2. Why does Clary give Lina a bean seed?
3. Why did Lina go to Loopers store?
4. Why does Lina have trouble finding Poppy after she wanders away from the store?
5. Why do the people show anger toward the mayor at the town meeting?
6. When Lina came home from work, she found out something that Granny got from the
closet. Describe how she found it and what happened to it.

7. What makes Lina think that the box from the closet contains something important?
8. Who are the BELIEVERS? Do we have people similar to them at present? Explain.
9. Why dont Captain Fleery and the other Believers worry about the condition of the City
of Ember?

F. Choose a word from the word box to replace each underlined word or phrase. Write
the word you choose on the line below the sentence.
1. People were selling goods from small structures open at one or more sides.
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2. The message coming from the loudspeaker was not able to be understood.
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3. Knocking down the vase was an accidental result of playing ball in the house.
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4. Maria received her aunts stamp collection with nothing missing or injured.
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5. The police will make sure that the crowd does not get rowdy.
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6. Your handwriting is impossible to read.
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7. The spark from the campfire set on fire the dry leaves.
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discontinued
kiosks
intact

ignited
disorderly
unintended

incomprehensible
illegible

G. Help them to decode the message by filling in the missing letters. This task is
stretched until the last Chapter so there is no need to hurry to decode all.