Chapter Six: The Box in the Closet

Answer the following questions based on what we have read in Chapter 6:

1. Do you think Mayor Cole was correct in calling the people of Ember together after the 7 minute blackout? Why or why not?

2. If you were the mayor of the City of Ember, what would you tell your citizens to ease their fears?

Food in Ember

Answer the following questions based on what you read in chapter 4:
1. Why do the people of Ember eat these foods?
2. Why do the greenhouses not grow fruits?
3. Why do the people not raise beef, pork, chicken, etc.?
4. Why do the people of Ember have bee hives?
5. Why do the greenhouses not grow grains?

Outside Novel Update

Update me on the outside novel you are reading by answer the following questions:

1. Describe the setting of the story?
2. Who is the main character? What makes this character appealing to a reader?
3. What major conflict is unfolding in the story?