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Chapter 14: What Torren Did 1. Why would Torren refer to the People of Ember as "cave people?" He refered to the people of Ember as "cave people" because they came from under the ground. 2. Why was Torren hurling tomatoes at the shed wall? He started throwing them because he was mad, and then he was throwing them to get someone of the People of Ember in trouble. 3. Why did Torren set Doon up? He set Doon up becasue he'd seen Lina with him and he was mad that Lina went with Caspar and Maddy. 4. What is the main idea of this chapter? The main idea is the fact that Lina is gone with Caspar and Maddy is setting in, and that Torren got mad after finding out about Lina and threw 2 crates of tomatoes at the wall, all of them smashed. Then he ran down the road and accused Doon. Doon got in trouble.

Chapter 15: A Long Hot Ride 5. Why was Maddy standing up for Lina? Maddy was standing up for Lina because she had a heart and she knew that Lina could not survive on her own on her way back to Sparks. 6. Why will Lina have to get used to fires if she is a Roamer? She'll have to get used to fires because that is their only way to keep warm and to cook. 7. Write a short summary of this chapter. In the beggining of the chapter, Lina and the roamers stop and Caspar leaves to bring the animals to the stream when Maddy finds Lina and ok's it, but Caspar is really mad. Maddy insists that Lina can share her food, and that Lina could actually help them. Then they start a fire, but a spark :) lands on her and her sock is burning but Maddy saves her but Lina has a burn on her ankle and wishes she never came.

Chapter 16: The Starving Roamer 8. What are "provisions?" Provision is providing or supplying something. 9. Describe where Maddy came from. Underline the adjectives in your answer. Where Maddy came from, it was small, cold, and poor. Houses were made of old boards,there was bad soil for growing, and there was never enough food. She said it was withering.There was sickness, hunger, and unhappiness. There was also alot of war. 10. Describe how Maddy and Lina are alike. Maddy and Lina both came from a place that was ending, they are both in search of adventure, and they both are independent. 11. What does it mean on page 187 when it says that Maddy was more than Casper bargained for? Maddy is beautiful on the inside and outside, and sure of herself. She can never be pushed down, and all Caspar was looking for was a partner but as you can see, he recieved much more. 12. Why did the bandit steal the food and dump dirt on the rest of what they had? He did that because they wouldn't give him food on the road or spare a little for him, so when they were sleeping, he got revenge. 13. Why did Casper at the end of the chapter laugh, open and close his fingers, and stretch and grip? I think he did this because he was imagining taking hold of the reigns, or getting started and going off to the city.

Chapter 17: Doon Accused 1. Why did the People of Sparks assume that Doon was guilty? They assumed he was guilty because he was not happy with the small portions of food, and he was not part of Sparks. 2. On page 199, Edward Pocket stated that, "It's a gargantuan task," what does this mean? He means that there was so many books. 3. Describe Kenny. Kenny is alot like Doon. He sees into people more than just on the outside, and he is nice to Doon and looks up to him. Kenny is part of the Parton family, the family that provided Doon with food. 4. Why didn't Doon know about seasons? Why must this might be a problem? Doon didn't know about seasons because underground there was no seasons, just cold and vast. This is a problem because if Doon didn't, none of the Emberites would and they wouldn't know the difference between plating seasons and harvesting seasons.

The Second Town Meeting 5. Why did Ben suggest that the People of Ember eat someplace else? He suggested this because he said it was too hard on the families to eat with strangers every day.

Chapter 18: Caspar's Quest 6. Explain what the "talk of the treasure" is all about? Caspar claims he has done research on old songs and sayings from traveling and the city and somehow deciphered it to lead to the treasure or a map. 7. How did Caspar figure out the location of the treasure? (See #6)

Chapter 19: Unfairness and What to do About it 8. What assignment did Chugger give to Doon and why? Chugger told Doon to clean the fountain because he was treating Doon like a prisoner because of hat he was accused of and it is a dirty job. 9. Why did Doon eventually lose control to Chugger? He lost control because Chugger caught him taking a break and seized him. 10. What is going on at the end of this chapter? Tick is saying that they should fight the people of Sparks to gain freedom of cruelness and free from accusation.

Chapter 20: The City Destroyed

1. Describe the city that they found. There was run down hollow buildings and there was alot of broken thing. There was a broken highway an a lot of grass growing everywhere.

2. What does it mean when Maddy said that Caspar was, "Lost in his calculations?" He was lost in the calculations of his "map to the city". 3. Summarize this chapter. Maddy, Caspar, and Lina arrive at the city. Before they came, they expected it to be bad, but not as bad as it was. (See Q.1) They went to sleep, and Maddy and Lina talked on how the city might have gotton thi desroyed, and they agreed it was because of revenge and retaliation. Lina is missing her home in Sparks and her family and friends.

Chapter 21: Attack and Counterattack

4. What does Doon's father propose that the People of Ember should do or not do?

5. Why did Tick think that the People of Sparks gave them poison? He said this because the villagers called the rash "Poison Oak".

6. Why would the people, "Fill their pockets and run?" So that the People of Sparks would not have time to hurt or stop them.

7. How did the People of Ember arm themselves and why? They armed themselves with peices of broken class, towel racks, and knives, and they were preparing to attack in case the People of Sparks decided to lash out again.

8. Why did Doon feel that he had a problem? He felt as though he had a problem because

Chapter 22: Discoveries

9. Why did Maddy tell Lina to pretend to be sick? So Caspar wouldn't make her go hunting with him.

10. Why did Lina love being a Roamer in a strange way? She loves being a Roamer because she is able to find alot of cool things and she is free.

11. What were some of the things that Lina found being a Roamer? Again, she is able to find interesting things from the old days, and she is free and able to do what she cares to do.

12. Why did the song make Lina leap up and clap her hands? The song made Lina jump up and clap her hands because she figured out that it was about Ember.

13. Explain how the People of Ember fit into the song? The song says about underground, where Ember was. Then it talks about how the "treasure" was better than diamonds and jewels because the POE might be the only people left.

The Third Town Meeting

14. Would you make the People of Ember leave? Why or why not? I say keep them until they learn living skills and how to grow food, and then they have to leave because you can't just send them away with nothing.

15. What do you think the "Weapon" is all about? The Weapon is probably something that could easily wipe out huge numbers of people that the POS are going to threaten the COE people.

16. What was the argument between Mary and Ben? Mary insists that the people of Ember did not have enough time to learn skills and no food, but the others said the people of Ember must go.

1. What do you think is the Weapon? What hints do they give in the book? I think the weapon is an animal or a magic thing. The people were talking about how the POS were holding it against them and using it to control them an they were saying how it could be an animal, gun, or something heavy to drop on the POE.

2. Why doesn't Doon's father think it's a good idea to fight? Because it is just going to keep going on and on with revenge and also about the Disaster.

3. What were the demands of the people according to Tick? Do you agree or disagree and why? The demands were to become full citzens of Sparks, and not being cast out into the Wilderness. They demand decent places to stay, and to end unfair insults and rules. I agree because the POS are being ufair and sending out the people with no experience or skills.

5. Why does Tick want war? Tick wants war because he thinks strongly that the POS are treating them unfairly.

6. Why is Doon uncomfortable with this idea? What do you think they might do? Doon is uncomfortable because the people **were** nice to him and he thinks they will crush him with the Weapon. 7. Why did Doctor Hester say that they war would be "everywhere?" Because the people will go other places to get away and the war will spread.

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8. What two gifts did Lina bring back for Doon? The magnifying glass and a magnet.

9. Describe the Empty Land? What would you do? The Empty Land is a horrid place, vast and well, empty. I would make a compromise with the people of Sparks, not war. (win win )

10. Explain what Maddy had to say about war? Give evidence from the book. Maddy said war was revenge after revenge after revenge until someone dies out. (page 281)

11. What do you think will happen next? Make a prediction based on evidence from the book. I think the people will get into war and the Weapon will be reaveled. (Page 286, title)

The Weapon 1. What were the people of Ember hoping to accomplish by starting a war? Do you agree/disagree and why? They were hoping to get the People of Sparks to do the People of Ember's demands. I don't agree because the People of Ember don't live there so they have no right to be bossing the owners around. 2. Why won't the People of Sparks even listen? Because the People of Sparks are fed up with all the People of Ember's bantering. 3. Why did Doon feel that he was on neither side? Doon felt as if he was on neither side because both sides had friends (Lina, Kenny) and (see #6) Doon also thinks it is the right thing to do. 4. On page 292, what does the word "disperse" mean? Disperse meant to fled or go away. 5. Describe the "weapon." The weapon is kind of like a cannonball or a flamethrower. It is black with legs and shoots out fire. 6. Why would Doon save Torren? Because Torren is also a human being and Doon would want Torren to help him if Doon was caught.

Chapter 27 Firefight 7. Why were some people shouting, "let it burn?" Because the POE felt as if the POS deserved it. 8. What did Lina do that people called her a "traitor?" Lina went to go help put out the fire. 9. What was happening by the end of this chapter? The majority of the POE were helping to put out the fire.

Chapter 28

Surprising Truths

1. Why did Mrs. Murdo think that Lina was very brave? She thought Lina was brave because everyone wanted to run away too but didn't have the courage.

2. Who lied and why? Tick lied about all of the vandalisms that happened to the Emberites because it was the anger and rage that fed him power.

3. Why is Caspar searching for a treasure? Because he doesn't realize that he'll never find it and he should just accept this.

4. What did Doon know about Tick?

5. On page 319 Mary says, "We were almost on the edge of prosperity. We feared that you would push us back into deprivation." What does this statement mean? It meant that before the Emberites came they wee almost completely steady and then the Emerites came and they were falling again.

6. Why did Mary change her mind about the People of Ember? Mary changed her mind about the people of Ember because of the incident that Ember helped put out the tree fire.

7. Why did Tick want to make the people angry? Tick wanted to make the people angry so that he could fire them up and get power from them.

8. On page 322, Mary stated, "We should take note, of how easy it is to bring out the worst in us. The actions of a few troubled individuals fanned resentments into violence. Only an accident kept us from murdering each other." What does this mean and why is it so important? It means that they should be careful and courteous of each other. It is so important because they could get in war again.

9. What were the matches a symbol of? The matches were a symbol of new life and new start.

Chapter 29

10. What did Caspar bring back and why was this item ironic? Caspar brought back a unused case of lightbulbs and it was ironic because when they were in Ember they needed lightbulbs and now that they can't use them, they are stocked with them.

11. Explain the ending of the book. What do you think might happen if the book had continued? I think the winter would go along great and in the summer the people of Ember would build small houses in the meadow.

12. Did you like this book? Rate from a 1-10 and give reasons as to what you liked or disliked. I would rate it a 8 because I could see a good picture in my head and it was interesting but it was confusing about characters sometimes in the book, too.