City of Ember 6th Grade Summer Reading Comprehension Questions
Chapter 1
1. Describe what “assignment day” is.
2. What job did Lina want? Why did she want this job so badly?
3. What job did Doon want? Why did he want this job so badly?
4. What is your first impression of the mayor?
5. Why did Doon want to trade jobs with Lina?
Chapter 2
1. Describe a day in the life of a messenger?
2. Why are Lina and Doon no longer friends?
3. What is your first impression of Looper?
4. What message did Lina have to deliver to the mayor?
5. What is the “Book of the City of Ember”?
6. What happened when Lina went onto the roof?
Chapter 3
1. Why is Doon frustrated after his first day of work in the Pipeworks?
2. Describe the electrician’s understanding of the generator.
3. What drives Doon’s desire to save the City of Ember?
4. Describe Doon’s bug-observation book.
5. What happened when Doon threw the shoe heel across the room?
6. What is Doon’s father’s advice for him regarding his frustration with what is happening in the
Pipeworks?
Chapter 4
1. How is granny behaving at the beginning of the chapter?
2. What is granny looking for?
3. Why was the job of trash sifter added?
4. Why does Lina feel the greenhouses are a “home to her in a way”?
5. Why can’t Clary fulfill the potato order? Why is this news so troubling?
6. Who is Sadge Merrall and why is he so frightened?
