City of Ember: Chapter 13

In chapter 13, Deciphering the Message, Lina showed Clary the Instructions. Then, Clary noticed something: she saw "egres", and it turns out, it could be "egress", and egress... means exit. The next thing she did was tell Doon.

QUESTIONS: Do you think Clary's right? Could the Instructions be the way out of Ember? What do you think happens next?

The City of Ember: Chapter 12

In chapter 12, A Dreadful Discovery, Doon went into the room that he found to find the Mayor sleeping with a big pile of supplies the city needed in the center of the room. He and Lina figured out that Looper was making secret deliveries threw a latch in the ceiling. They told ta guard about this and he said that he would make a note of it.

QUESTIONS: Do you think the Mayor will trust them? Will the people of Ember believe them? Would you trust them? What do you think will happen to the mayor?

City of Ember: Chapter 11

In chapter 11, Lizzie's Groceries, Lina is walking home with Lizzie and they are talking. Lizzie is carrying a bag of what she says are groceries. When she trips, all the "groceries" come out of the bag. There are cans of food that Ember had run out of years ago: pineapple, peaches, creamed corn ect. Lina asks where it all came from and it turned out that Lizzie's boyfriend (Looper) had been stealing it all from abandoned store rooms.

QUESTIONS: Do you think it's right of Lizzie to take those things? Is she being smart? Do you think Looper is only giving things to her?

City of Ember: Chapter 10

In chapter 10, Blue Sky and Goodbye, Granny gets sick, and Lina must stay home from work to take care of her and watch Poppy. Lina and Poppy break out the colored pencils she bought and begin to draw. Poppy (being the baby she is) just scribbled; but Lina draws a city with blue skies. That night, Granny asks Lina to sleep with her, and Lina wakes up to find her grandmother's corpse.

QUESTIONS: How would you feel if you were Lina and YOUR granny died? Have you ever been in a situation before where a close family member has died? Who do you think Poppy and Lina will have to take care of them?

The City of Ember: Chapter 9

In chapter 9, the Door in the Roped Off Tunnel, Lina shows Doon the papers she found, and Don showed her the Roped off tunnel. But when they were there, they learned they weren't the first ones to find the door. While they were there, they heard footsteps, and grunts, so they hid. After the person unlocked the door and went into the room. Then the person ran out really fast. Lina and Doon thought the person was going to save the city. But Lina thought she had recognized him...

QUESTIONS: Who do you think the man (or woman) was? what do you think they were doing? Will that person save the city?

The City of Ember: Chapter 8

In chapter eight, Explorations, they talk about what Doon did at his job. He finished early, so he decided to look around. He discovered a few bugs that he though was interesting, and then drew them... things like that. He also explored the tunnels. One day, he found a roped off door that read: CAVED IN, NO ENTRY. But he went in anyway, and found out it wasn't a roped off tunnel at all, it was just a big dark tunnel, leading to a locked door. Doon then wanted to know about a movable light to use to see in the dark, so he went to the Library to find out more about fire. He was struggling with his search, and just as he was going to give up, Lina ran into the Library.

QUESTIONS: What do you think the locked door leads to? An escape? Do you think Doon will eventually find a movable light? What do you think Lina wanted?

The City of Ember: Chapter 7

In chapter seven, A Message Full of Holes, Lina decides to try to figure out the message Poppy had in her mouth. Because Poppy was eating it, it was pretty much ruined... but there was still a few words, so it was possible to make it out. She found a couple of words, many of which had to do with the pipeworks, but the rest wasn't so easy.

QUESTIONS: What do you think the letter's about? Will it help Ember be saved? Is it an escape? Do you think Doon will be involved?