The City of Ember

by Jeanne DuPrau

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The City of Ember Questions and Answers

How has life in Ember changed since the seven-minute power outage?

What are main themes in Jeanne DuPrau's The City of Ember?

What is the government like in the city of Ember in Jeanne DuPrau's story?

Why might the builders of Ember not have shared knowledge of electricity and generators with its citizens?

Why don't the people of Ember know the actual date in The City of Ember?

What are four challenges faced by the main character in The City of Ember?

Why was Doon disappointed about his first day at work in The City of Ember?

What do Doon and Lina realize at the end of The City of Ember?

Why would the citizens of Ember maintain beehives?

In City of Ember, Chapter 3, how deep are the Pipeworks where Doon works and what advice does his father give him?

Why do the townspeople in The City of Ember accept the Mayor's corrupt behavior and what other actions could they have taken?

Which character in The City of Ember changed throughout the story and how?

What misunderstood phrase does Doon learn from the past in The City of Ember?

Why does Lina show Doon the paper she found in The City of Ember? How do the citizens react to the power outage?

What is the point of view used in Jeanne DuPrau's The City of Ember?

What's the difference between light and color in Jeanne DuPrau's The City of Ember?

Why does Clary give Lina a bean seed in The City of Ember?

In The City of Ember, what new things do Doon and Lina see after leaving the tunnel?

What happened to the supplies in year 241 in The City of Ember?

What did Lina and Doon see over the cliff in the cave?

What are some important aspects of the city of Ember?

What does Doon discover in tunnel 351 in The City of Ember?

What does Clary mean by saying everyone has some darkness inside in The City of Ember? Do you agree?

Why is the city of Ember located underground?

Does "The City of Ember" meet the requirements of a dystopia?

What makes Lina believe the box from the closet is important?

What is chapter 4 about in The City of Ember?

What do you consider the climax in The City of Ember? Is it when Lina and Doon discover the exit, leave on the river, or arrive in the fresh air?

What are Lina and Doon searching for in The City of Ember?

What was in the box in The City of Ember?

In The City of Ember, how are color and light important, aside from the failing street lamps?

What strategy do Ember's citizens use to cope with shortages and blackouts in The City of Ember?

Why aren't Captain Fleery and the other believers worried about Ember's state?

Why does Lina decline Lizzie's gifts in The City of Ember? Was this the right decision?

What is Doon's favorite bug?

Why do people show anger toward the mayor at the town meeting in The City of Ember?

How does Doon react to Lina's document in The City of Ember?

In The City of Ember, why is Don disappointed when he first sees the generator?

In The City of Ember, why does Lina admire the greenhouse?

Why was the city of Ember created in The City of Ember?

How does Lina and Doon finding the instructions advance the plot in Jeanne DuPrau's The City of Ember?

What are the physical traits of the characters in Jeanne DuPrau's The City of Ember, including Doon Harrow, Lina Mayfleet, and Poppy Mayfleet?

Why don't people discuss the recent blackout in "The City of Ember" like previous ones?

How does Lina increase the risk of her escape from Ember in chapters 15-17?

Describe what assignment day is in The City of Ember.

Why is Lina considered brave in The City of Ember?

Why did the woman leave her book behind in The City of Ember?

How do Lina and Doon maintain their friendship in The City of Ember?

What did Lina find after climbing down the ladder in Jeanne DuPrau's The City of Ember?

What are the social conditions in The City of Ember?