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Chapter 14: What Torren Did
1. Why would Torren refer to the People of Ember as "cave people?" Torren refered to the people of Ember as "cave people," because they came from underground, which is like a cave in some ways because it is dark and covered soil. 2. Why was Torren hurling tomatoes at the shed wall? Torren was hurling tomatoes at the shed wall because he was angry that Lina got to go on a trip with Caspar and not him. This was a way for him to get his anger out. 3. Why did Torren set Doon up? Torren set up Doon because he knew that Doon was friends with Lina. This way, because Lina was gone, he would blame Doon instead. 4. What is the main idea of this chapter? The main idea of chapter 14 was Torren blaming Doon for throwing 2 crates of tomatoes at the shed wall and wasting food, when he had really done it.

Chapter 15: A Long Hot Ride
5. Why was Maddy standing up for Lina? Maddy was standing up for Lina because she didn't want Caspar to just leave her there to get back to Sparks alone, and she could get into small places that Maddy and Caspar couldn't. 6. Why will Lina have to get used to fires if she is a Roamer? Lina would have to get used to fires when she is a roamer because that is the only way you can stay warm in the middle of know where, when you are all alone. 7. Write a short summary of this chapter. In chapter 15, Lina is hidding in the back of the truck but when Caspar stops to give his animals a drink of water down by a stream, Maddy discovers Lina. Then as soon as Caspar gets back Maddy tells him about their unexpected traveler. At first Caspar is mad, but then he agrees that Lina could help them and only if Maddy will share her food with Lina. Later that night Lina's sock catches fire and Maddy soon put it out. By this time Lina is wishing that she never came.

Chapter 16: The Starving Roamer
8. What are "provisions?" "Provisions" means to provide or supply something especially food or other nessesities. 9. Describe where Maddy came from. Underline the adjectives in your answer. Maddy came from another city far away from Sparks. She had said that it was a __horrible__ place and that the city was __small__, __cold__ and __poor__. There was lots of sickness and unhappiesness and Maddy knew that this was her last chance of getting away from her old settlement. 10. Describe how Maddy and Lina are alike. Maddy and Lina are alike because their cities were both dieing and withering away. Things were falling apart and the only hope was to find someplace new. 11. What does it mean on page 187 when it says that Maddy was more than Casper bargained for? Maddy was more than Caper bargained for because Maddy was not only pretty on the inside but on the outside too. She is also strong, someone that you could never seem to nock down or hurt, but on the inside she is also kind and thoughtful. Maddy is someone Lina would want to have as a friend durring her travel to the city. 12. Why did the bandit steal the food and dump dirt on the rest of what they had? The bandit stole food and put dirt on the rest because earlier that day Casper was unnessisarily rude to the starving bandit and rufused to even give him one travelers cake. Now he desided to take revenge. 13. Why did Casper at the end of the chapter laugh, open and close his fingers, and stretch and grip? Caspar laughed because the next day they would arive at the city.

Chapter 17: Doon Accused
1. Why did the People of Sparks assume that Doon was guilty? The people of Saprks assumed that Doon was guilty because they thought that none of the Sparks people had done such a thing and that it could only be someone from Ember. (Trowing 2 crates of tomatoes at the shed wall.) 2. On page 199, Edward Pocket stated that, "It's a gargantuan task," what does this mean? When Edward Pocket said that "It's a gargantuan task," he was saying that the project of sorting through all the books was a huge project. 3. Describe Kenny. Kenny is a small boy who is 10 years old. He likes Doon and belives him that he didn't throw the tomatoes at the she wall. Kenny had told Doon about the 4 seasons and all the books in Sparks storage rooms. 4. Why didn't Doon know about seasons? Why must this might be a problem? Doon didn't know about seasons because there were no seasons in Ember. It was always cold, damp and dark.

** The Second Town Meeting **
5. Why did Ben suggest that the People of Ember eat someplace else? Ben seggested that the people of Ember were to eat someplace else because the people of Sparks didn't like having them eat in their houses. They were unhappy about the people of Ember were there and the things that they were saying about their food portions.

Chapter 18: Caspar's Quest
6. Explain what the "talk of the treasure" is all about? The "talk of the treasure" is that Caspar thinks that he has cracked the "code," on finding the treasure that is soppesed to be hidden some where in the ruined city. Caspar has been studying old rhymes and songs and put the pieces together to come up with a semi- crazy sceme of where the treasure is hidden. 7. How did Caspar figure out the location of the treasure? Caspar figured out the location of the treasure by listening to different versions of old rhymes and songs and noticed the patterens in them.

Chapter 19: Unfairness and What to do About it
8. What assignment did Chugger give to Doon and why? Chugger gave Doon the assignment of scraping all of the muck out of the fountain and giving it a really good cleaning. 9. Why did Doon eventually lose control to Chugger? Doon lost control to Chugger, because Chugger had yelled at him for taking a break after cleaning the fountain. After Doon was spoken to that way, he couldn't say anything because he was so angry. Then Chugger called him a 'Stupid barbarian,' and Doon lost all control, shouting and screaming that Chugger was the barbarian, not him! 10. What is going on at the end of this chapter? At the end of this chapter, Tick, Doon and lots of other people from Ember were going to take food from Sparks storehouse. This was there way of getting even with the people of Sparks, and not starving everyday.

Chapter 20: The City Destroyed
1. Describe the city that they found. The city that Caspar, Maddy and Lina found was far worse than the emagined. The big city that was once so glorious, was now in ruins.Lina thought that it was more of a ghost city that a real city. 2. What does it mean when Maddy said that Caspar was, "Lost in his calculations?" When Maddy said that Caspar was lost in his calculations, she meant that Caspar was focussing so hard on his mental notes and things about the city that he didn't seem to be paying any attention to what was going on around him. 3. Summarize this chapter. In chapter 20, Caspar, Maddy and Lina arrive at the city. When they first get there it is dark, but Lina can still see the outlines of the ruined city. She couldn't believe that something that bad could really happen to a place, so she asked Maddy about what hapeened there. Maddy had told her about how the wars started and why it got so bad.

Chapter 21: Attack and Counterattack
4. What does Doon's father propose that the People of Ember should do or not do? Doon's father proposes that the people of Ember shouldn't get revenge on the people of Sparks because it would only cause more anger and give a reason for the people of Sparks to get revenge again. 5. Why did Tick think that the People of Sparks gave them poison? Tick thougth that the people of Sparks gave them poison because early that day someone from Sparks left a bunch of poison oak at the hotel door. Then later that day, all the Emberities who helped clean up the mess had itchy red rashes on their arms and faces. 6. Why would the people, "Fill their pockets and run?" The people of Ember were to fill their pockets and run because they were sabotaging the people of Sparks city and they had to get what they could and run before they were caught. 7. How did the People of Ember arm themselves and why? The people of Ember armed themselves with pieces of broken glass, towel racks and knives. They were doing this incase the people of Sparks decided to attack again. 8. Why did Doon feel that he had a problem? Doon felt like he had a problem because he didn't know if he had it in him to acctually hurt someone on perpose to get revenge.

Chapter 22: Discoveries
9. Why did Maddy tell Lina to pretend to be sick? Maddy told Lina to fake sick so that she wouldn't have to go into the city with Caspar and her and Lina could make a break for it after he left. 10. Why did Lina love being a Roamer in a strange way? Lina loved being a roamer because it reminded her of when she was a messenger, and how she got to explore every corner in Ember. 11. What were some of the things that LIna found being a Roamer? When Lina was a roamer, sh had found a silver locket, a magnifine glass, a toy truck, a dog collar, the game Monopoly and many other strange things. 12. Why did the song make Lina leap up and clap her hands? The song made Lina leap up and clap he hands because she had figured out what the old song meant and what the treasure was. The treasure was the people of Ember! 13. Explain how the People of Ember fit into the song? The people of Ember fit into the song because the song said that the treasure was underground and the people of Ember came from underground. It also said that the treasure would once come to light again and that meant that the Emberities were comeing out from Ember. They were better than dimonds and gold because they would have been the only people left.

The Third Town Meeting
14. Would you make the People of Ember leave? Why or why not? In one way I would make the people of Ember leave because they are causing harm to my people, but in another way it wouldn't be fare to make them just go when their allowment was originally six months. 15. What do you think the "Weapon" is all about? I think that the "Weapon," could be a bomb or something that could whipe out hundreds of people. 16. What was the argument between Mary and Ben? The argument between Mary and Ben was whether to use and or threten the people of Ember with the "Weapon," and whether to make them leave the day after tomorrow or let them stay their six months.

Chapter 23: Getting Ready for War
1. What do you think is the Weapon? What hints do they give in the book? I think that the weapon could be a really powerful bomb. Some hints they gave were that it had to be big enough to whipe out all the people of Ember and that it also had to be really powerful or strong. 2. Why doesn't Doon's father think it's a good idea to fight? Doon's father didn't think that it was a good idea to fight because it would only bring unhappieness and anger among the people. 3. What were the demands of the people according to Tick? Do you agree or disagree and why? The demands are that they were made full citizens of Sparks, not be cast out into the wilderness, to be properly fed, decent places to stay, and to end the unfair insults. I agree with these demands because they aren't asking for any special kind of treatment, they just want to be like the rest of the people in Sparks. 5. Why does Tick want war? Tick wanted war because the thought of it excited him and made him happy. 6. Why is Doon uncomfortable with this idea? What do you think they might do? Doon was uncomfortable with this idea of war because i made him feel sick, he didn't want Tick as his comander after Tick killed the baby bird.

Chapter 24: What Torren Planned
7. Why did Doctor Hester say that they war would be "everywhere?" Dr. Hester said that the war would be "everywhere," because she knew that after the war started it wouldn't just stay in one place, it would spread all throughtout the city.

Chapter 25: Dread at the Last Minute
8. What two gifts did Lina bring back for Doon? Lina brought back a magnet and a magnifying glass for Doon. 9. Describe the Empty Land? What would you do? The Empty Land is a place that has no people already living there. It has no settlements or places dug out for crops, when you go into the Empty Land it's up to you and your people to start a new settlement. I would try and work something out with the people of Sparks and give them our side of the story. I would try to work out a deal to make the people of Ember part of their city as peacfully as I could. 10. Explain what Maddy had to say about war? Give evidence from the book. Maddy said that a war is started when someone hurts you and you say 'you hurt me, so I'll hurt you back,' and then they get back at you again and it only gets worse. To stop war from happening you must stop it when you first see it and the only way it to fight back with kindness. Do something good instead of doing something bad. Evidence on page 281-282. 11. What do you think will happen next? Make a prediction based on evidence from the book. I think that Tick will lead the warriors to battle and we will find out what the weapon that the people of Sparks are hidding is.

Chapter 26: The Weapon
1. What were the people of Ember hoping to accomplish by starting a war? Do you agree/disagree and why? The people of Ember were trying to show the people of Sparks that they can't just be treated poorly without anything happening. They thought that it was unfair and they wanted to have the people of Sparks suffer too. I disagree about choosing to go to war because I don't think that would make the people of Sparks understand their anger and unhappieness. I do agreee that they should do something about their treatment though. 2. Why won't the People of Sparks even listen? The people of Sparks don't listen because they just wanted the people of Ember out of their city so things could go back to normal. 3. Why did Doon feel that he was on neither side? Doon wasn't on a side because he didn't agree what Tick was fighting for, nor did he agree that what the people of Sparks were right. 4. On page 292, what does the word "disperse" mean? "Disperse," means to go off in different directions, to scatter. 5. Describe the "weapon." The "weapon," was a black metal thing that had wheels, Doon thought that it looked like a great black insect. It stood on iorn legs, and the body of it was nearly as long as a truck, studded with hooks and boxes and points. 6. Why would Doon save Torren? Doon saved Torren because he knew that he couldn't just leave him there even though he did blame Doon for something he didn't do. Doon is a kind person who is brave and heroic.

Chapter 27: Firefight
7. Why were some people shouting, "let it burn?" Some people were shouting "let it burn," because they thought that the people of Sparks got what they deserved for treating them poorly. 8. What did Lina do that people called her a "traitor?" Lina was called a "trator," because she helped the people of Sparks put out their burning city. 9. What was happening by the end of this chapter? At the end of the chapter, Doon found out that Tick was the one who had done all the terrible thing to Ember, like the poison oak. Now he was leaving the city for good.

Chapter 28: Surprising Truths
1. Why did Mrs. Murdo think that Lina was very brave? Mrs. Murdo thought Lina was very brave because she went to help the people of Sparks put out the fire even when they did so many bad things to the people of Ember. 2. Who lied and why? Torren lied about who threw the tomatoes at the shed wall because he wanted to get the people of Emberin trouble and cover up that it was really him. Tick also lied about the people of Sparks doing hateful things to the people of Ember. 3. Why is Caspar searching for a treasure? Caspar is searching for treasure because he thinks that it would make him rich and famous. 4. What did Doon know about Tick? Doon knew that Tick has wrote the hateful things on te wall and left the poison oak leaves at the door of the hotel to get the people of Ember riled up about war against the people of Sparks. 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? This statement means that the people of Sparks were on the edge of starving and running out of food and they didn't want the people of Ember to get them there faster than they already were. 6. Why did Mary change her mind about the People of Ember? Mary changed her mind about the people of Ember because she realized what really happened and how that could have started a war among the People of Ember and the people of Sparks. 7. Why did Tick want to make the people angry? Tick wanted to make people angry because he wanted war and the idea excited him and made him happy. 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? This means that when just one peorson does something bad, it can bring out the worst in everyone, like a fire that is spreading through a prarie. It is really important because you have to realize what you are going to do before you actually do it because you never know what it may lead to. 9. What were the matches a symbol of? The matches were a symbol of trade. With the matches Sparks could trade them for goods that they were running low on. This would be like a new beginning for everyone because the POS helped the POE and now the POE were returning a favor. They are now working together.

Chapter 29: Three Amazing Visits
10. What did Caspar bring back and why was this item ironic? Caspar brought back a new lightbulb. This was ironic because after Caspar left Doon came up with an invention to create electricity and all they needed was a lightbulb to test it out. A lightbulb was a sign of home to the people of Ember, but to the people of Sparks it meant nothing. 11. Explain the ending of the book. What do you think might happen if the book had continued? In the end of the book the people of Sparks realized that the people of Ember should be treated just like anyone else and that they would be make members of Sparks. Now they planned to make real house for them and they would all live together in the city. Doon had also created a invention that made electricity. When Casper came into town he had given Torren a unused lightbulb. That was the last piece Doon needed for his invention. If the book were to go on I think that Doon would show everyone else about his invention and they would talk about their new life in Sparks. 12. Did you like this book? Rate from a 1-10 and give reasons as to what you liked or disliked. I really liked the book, but not as much as the first one. I think that because there was more of a plot in the first book. If I had to rate in on a scale from 1-10 I would probubly rate it about and 8.5 or 9. The part that was really interesting to me was that Tick had really done all those bad things... and to his own people, just for war!