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Chapter 14: What Torren Did 1. Why would Torren refer to the People of Ember as "cave people?" Torren calls the people of Ember cave people because they came from under ground and that is like saying they are from a cave. 2. Why was Torren hurling tomatoes at the shed wall? Torren was hurling tomatoes because he got so mad over the fact that Lina went with Casper. 3. Why did Torren set Doon up? Torren set Doon up because he knew that he was a friend of Lina and he was so mad at Lina he wanted to hurt her and so he though if he hurt Doon that would be hurting LIna 4. What is the main idea of this chapter? The main idea of this chapter is everyone finding out that Lina had gone with Casper.

Chapter 15: A Long Hot Ride 5. Why was Maddy standing up for Lina? Maddy was standing up for Lina because she cared about Lina and because of the place she came from she may have not ever got the chance to be a mom. 6. Why will Lina have to get used to fires if she is a Roamer? Lina will have to get used to fires because you have to have one to keep you warm 7. Write a short summary of this chapter. This chapter was about having Maddy finding Lina in the truck and standing up for her when Casper wanted her gone. Maddy also took her under her wing to be like a mother and protected her from the fire when she was afraid of it. When Casper put another stick in the fire the sparks came flying and one hit Lina's sock and Maddy took care of it by pouring some water on it like being a mom to Lina witch Lina needs in the huge world.

Chapter 16: The Starving Roamer 8. What are "provisions?" It is a supply of something 9. Describe where Maddy came from. Underline the adjectives in your answer. Maddy came from a __dieing,__ __wrecked__ town and a __small__ town. 10. Describe how Maddy and Lina are alike. Maddy and Lina are alike with how they feel about Casper and how motherly like quallity's they have from taking care of Poppy. 11. What does it mean on page 187 when it says that Maddy was more than Casper bargained for? She ment that she didn't relize that Casper was like this. 12. Why did the bandit steal the food and dump dirt on the rest of what they had? He stole the food because Casper was being really mean to him and he wanted to give it back to him 13. Why did Casper at the end of the chapter laugh, open and close his fingers, and scetch and grip? Because he was acting like an evil peson and doing his evil laugh and planing his revenge.

Chapter 17: Doon Accused 1. Why did the People of Sparks assume that Doon was guilty? They thought Doon did it because Torren acused him of it 2. On page 199, Edward Pocket stated that, "It's a gargantuan task," what does this mean? It means it is a giant task 3. Describe Kenny. Kenny is shy and afraid to speak up but he knows what is right and wrong 4. Why didn't Doon know about seasons? Why must this might be a problem? Doon didn't know about the seasons because they didn't have seasons in Ember and this would be a problem because they would not have any food

The Second Town Meeting 5. Why did Ben suggest that the People of Ember eat someplace else? Ben suggested that because they are not mixing with the people of Sparks and are causing problems

Chapter 18: Caspar's Quest 6. Explain what the "talk of the treasure" is all about? It is in songsa that say that the city has a treasure in it and Casper is going to find the treasure by using numbers to match with words from all 47 songs 7. How did Caspar figure out the location of the treasure? He found it out by unscrabling the words of the songs with numbers to find out the address of it

Chapter 19: Unfairness and What to do About it 8. What assignment did Chugger give to Doon and why? Doon had the job of cleaning the fountian because he knows that Doon had experiance with pipes from the pipeworks in Ember 9. Why did Doon eventually lose control to Chugger? Doon lost control because of what everyone was saying about him and what Chugger called him all of the ager couldn't be held in any more so he had to let it out 10. What is going on at the end of this chapter? At the end of the chapter Tick is talking about taking a stand of what the people of Ember have to put up with and he was talking about how they need armour to win.

Chapter 20: The City Destroyed 1. Describe the city that they found. The city that they found was old and destroyed and the only thing that was left was the bones of the city not the big great city that Lina was dreaming about 2. What does it mean when Maddy said that Caspar was, "Lost in his calculations?" It means that he was re checking that his math and numbers were corect and he was only focsed on that 3. Summarize this chaper: Chapter 20 was about finaly reaching the city and all they saw was bones of the city. That night Maddy and LIna were talking while Casper was muddering to himself about the treasure and his calculations. Maddy and LIna talked about what the city used to look like even though they both have never been there Maddy saw pictures of how beautiful is was. Lina asked a question about how did the city get like it and she explained how powerful revenge is and that a brave enough person has to turn it around by doing something nice and how hard that was to do.

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 said that something was called for even though violance just leads to more violance. 5. Why did Tick think that the People of Sparks gave them poison? 6. Why would the people, "Fill their pockets and run?" They should fill there pockets and run because they were starving so they filled there pockets with food and ran because they didn't want to be stopped. 7. How did the People of Ember arm themselves and why? They armed them selfs with metal towel racks because they are going to strike back and they needed protection so they don't get hurt. 8. Why did Doon feel that he had a problem? Doon felt he had a problem is because he was the one that brought them to the new world and now he is going to watch it all be destroyed

Chapter 22: Discoveries 9. Why did Maddy tell Lina to pretend to be sick? She told her that so that she wouldn't have to help Casper and they can leave Casper 10. Why did Lina love being a Roamer in a strange way? She liked it because it was like a messager in Ember she liked to explore and look in small corners and she liked making descoveries. 11. What were some of the things that LIna found being a Roamer? A locket, monopoly, a dogs collar and a magnifying glass 12. Why did the song make Lina leap up and clap her hands? The song made her leap up and clap her hands because she thought that the treasure was the people of Ember and that made he happy 13. Explain how the People of Ember fit into the song? They fitin the song because it said under ground and they were. They will come to light again and they came to a world full of light again and it also said remember the city, the city remember witch Lina thought ment the city of Ember witch sounds like remember but it was of Ember instead.

The Third Town Meeting 14. Would you make the People of Ember leave? Why or why not? Yes because they are damageing the city of Sparks and putting everyone in danger and they needed to protect the people of Ember. 15. What do you think the "Weapon" is all about? I think the weapon is somrthing that is very rare and something that they used in the past like a bomb or TNT 16. What was the argument between Mary and Ben? The argumment was about should the people of Ember stay or leave Sparks

Read chapters 23, Part 3: The Decision, 24 and 25 Due Wednesday, April 25th 1. What do you think is the Weapon? What hints do they give in the book? I think that the weapon will be a bomb because the hints were that it was from along time ago and Maddy said they used bombs for wars 2. Why doesn't Doon's father think it's a good idea to fight? Because it will destroy everything and some people might get hurt 3. What were the demands of the people according to Tick? Do you agree or disagree and why? 1) more food 2) to be trested with respect 3) not to get blamed..I don't argee because the people of Sparks were giving them what they could 5. Why does Tick want war? He wants war because he wants to be known for something and known to be powerful. 6. Why is Doon uncomfortable with this idea? What do you think they might do? Doon thinks that it is wrong because they are giving then what they can.

Chapter 24: 7. Why did Doctor Hester say that they war would be "everywhere?" Dr.Hester said that because the war will travel and will soon destroy the world again.

Chapter 25: 8. What two gifts did Lina bring back for Doon? The gifts that Lina gave to Doon are a truck and a magnet. 9. Describe the Empty Land? What would you do? The empty lands are like the unknown regions in Ember they are nothing. I would go out there because that is how Sparks started. 10. Explain what Maddy had to say about war? Give evidence from the book. Maddy said that wars destroyed and could only be stopped by reversing it. 11. What do you think will happen next? Make a prediction based on evidence from the book. I think that there will be war and the people of Ember will have to leave

Read chapters 26 and 27 Due Friday, April 27th The Weapon 1. What were the people of Ember hoping to accomplish by starting a war? Do you agree/disagree and why? They were hopping to get the there demands and stay at sparks 2. Why won't the People of Sparks even listen? Because they are jumping to conclustions and think that they are mean and bad people. 3. Why did Doon feel that he was on neither side? He felt that way because he didn't know witch side was right 4. On page 292, what does the word "disperse" mean? It means to figure out or to de-code 5. Describe the "weapon." The weapon is from along time ago and it is a canmon that created fire and it knocked out Ben when he fired it  6. Why would Doon save Torren? Doon saved Torren because it was the right thing to do even though that Doon was mad it wasn't right to let him die

Chapter 27 Firefight 7. Why were some people shouting, "let it burn?" The people were shouting that because they were in war and they were mad and wanted to get back at them 8. What did Lina do that people called her a "traitor?" They called Lina a tradior because she was helping the city of sparks out with the fire. 9. What was happening by the end of this chapter? At the end of the chapter Everyone but few were helping the City of Sparks

Read chapters 28, The Fourth Town Meeting and chapter 29 Due Monday, April 30th Chapter 28 Surprising Truths 1. Why did Mrs. Murdo think that Lina was very brave? She thought Lina was brave for going over to help Sparks first when a lot of other people wanted to but didn't  2. Who lied and why? Tick lied that the words on the wall, the poison oak saying that it was the people of Sparks so he could have war. 3. Why is Caspar searching for a treasure? He is searching for the treasure because he thinks that it is going to be worth a lot of trading things 4. What did Doon know about Tick? Doon knew that he was lieing about the people of Sparks and was hurting his own people to get mad 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 means that they were doing well and they were worried that they would knock them back down again 6. Why did Mary change her mind about the People of Ember? She changed her mind about Ember because she found out they were telling the truth 7. Why did Tick want to make the people angry? So they would be angry and fight better 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 how they acted brought them to the point of hurting eachother 9. What were the matches a symbol of? The matches were a symbol of light the light of them coming together.

Chapter 29 10. What did Caspar bring back and why was this item ironic? Casper brought back a light bulb and it was ironic because Doon needed a light bulb to work the electrity 11. Explain the ending of the book. What do you think might happen if the book had continued? I think that the city would have had installed electricty and they would be facing problems together as a whole city they are. 12. Did you like this book? Rate from a 1-10 and give reasons as to what you liked or disliked. I liked the book but it was a litttle slow in the middle and it was only good at the end. I have read better books so I rate it at a 8.75