Part 1, Chapters 1-4

Reading Check

1. Torren (Part 1, Chapter 1)

2. Dr. Hester (Part 1, Chapter 3)

3. Fire (Part 1, Chapter 4)

Short Answer

1. They are worried about the scarcity of resources. (Part 1, Chapter 1)

2. In their attempt to escape Ember, the mayor and his guards drowned in the river. (Part 1, Chapter 2)

3. The leaders of Sparks want to be more ethical and generous than their past leaders, so they decide to shelter, feed, and train the people of Ember for six months. (The First Town Meeting)

Part 1, Chapters 5-10

Reading Check

1. The Pioneer Hotel (Part 1, Chapter 5)

2. Tick Hassler (Part 1, Chapter 5)

3. It improves. (Part 1, Chapter 6)

4. The Ark (Part 1, Chapter 9)

5. Tick (Part 1, Chapter 9)

Short Answer

1. Torren says there were three plagues and four wars that resulted in the near end of civilization. (Part 1, Chapter 6)

2. The Emberites must work harder than they have before, and the technology in Sparks is more primitive. The Sparks civilization is more chaotic and disorganized. There are many concepts and objects in Sparks that are foreign to Emberites. (Various chapters)

3. Doon has busied himself with intellectual pursuits while Lina feels dissatisfied with her work and struggles to assimilate into Sparks. (Various chapters)

Part 1, Chapters 11-13

Reading Check

1. Raise a flag (Part 1, Chapter 11)

2. His brother, Caspar (Part 1, Chapter 12)

3. Tick (Part 1, Chapter 13)

4. To organize books (Part 1, Chapter 11)

Short Answer

1. Lina thinks she and the people of Ember might have been meant to rebuild and live in the great city of her dreams. (Part 1, Chapter 12)

2. Doon likes Tick's energy and power, how Tick includes him, and how Tick treats Doon as though Doon were smart and important. (Part 1, Chapter 13)

Part 2, Chapters 14-17

Reading Check

1. Doon (Part 2, Chapter 14)

2. A spark (Part 2, Chapter 15)

3. A hungry roamer (Part 2, Chapter 16)

4. Ben (The Second Town Meeting)

Short Answer

1. Maddy and Lina have both experienced leaving their homes behind and needing to adapt to living in a new place. (Part 2, Chapter 16)

2. The graffiti creates tension in Sparks because the Emberites feel unwelcome and unfairly blamed for the vandalism in the city. (Various chapters)

Part 2, Chapters 18-23

Reading Check

1. Songs and stories (Part 2, Chapter 18)

2. Take food from the storehouse (Part 2, Chapter 19)

3. Scavenging (Part 2, Chapter 22)

4. The Emberites (Part 2, Chapter 22)

5. Ben (Part 2, Chapter 23)

Short Answer

1. Maddy believes that people should respond to revenge with kindness. (Part 2, Chapter 20)

2. The Emberites react violently by rioting, breaking windows, and stealing from the people of Sparks. (Part 2, Chapter 21)

Part 3, Chapters 24-27

Reading Check

1. A tree (Part 3, Chapter 24)

2. A magnifying glass and magnet (Part 2, Chapter 25)

3. A machine gun (Part 3, Chapter 26)

Short Answer

1. Torren is one of the people who stirs up trouble in Sparks for the Emberites. Doon’s rescue of Torren demonstrates Doon's care for others and kindness toward the people of Sparks despite their ill intent. (Various chapters)

2. Lina overcomes her fear of fire to help stop the cycle of violence in Sparks between the two communities. Lina’s courage and action inspire the other Emberites to help fight the fire. (Various chapters)

Part 3, Chapters 28-29

Reading Check

1. Tick (Part 3, Chapter 28)

2. A generator (Part 2, Chapter 29)

Short Answer

1. Because the people cannot differentiate between the people of Sparks and Ember, it means that the way the communities view themselves has shifted from a "them-versus-us” mentality to one of a unified force working together for the good of all the people. (Part 3, Chapter 28)

2. The people of Ember and Sparks band together to become “the people of Sparks.” The leaders tell the Emberites they are welcome to stay in Sparks. (The Fourth Town Meeting)