| Question | Answer |
| What were Lina and Doon's jobs after they traded? | Lina: messenger and Doon: pipeworks laborer |
| How long were people supposed to stay in the city? | 200 years |
| What was different about the city? | the sky is always dark |
| Students were assigned their jobs for how many years? | 3 years |
| How old are the students when they pick jobs? | 12 years old |
| What happened to Lina and Doon's friendship when they were in their fourth year of school? | Doon got in trouble, and Lina laughed at him. |
| Which mayor tried to get the box open? | 7th mayor |
| Where did Lina's dad worked? | in the greenhouses |
| Who did Lina go to live with when her grandmother died? | Mrs. Murdo |
| Where was the exit out of Ember? | Through the Pipeworks and then on the river |
| The people of Ember had never what? | met a person from elsewhere |
| Because of Lina's job, they definitely don't have what? | telephones |
| Who did they see when Doon opened the locked door? | the mayor |
| What new job was created in Ember? | trash sifters |
| The loud sound Doon heard when he first went down the Pipeworks stairs was what? | the river |
| Where did Doon go on his first day of work that he wasn't supposed to go? | the generator room |
| The people of Ember do not know the exact year because why? | the timekeepers did not keep track like they were supposed to |
| What type of animal did they see at the end? | a fox |
| Who found the letter from Lina and Doon at the end? | Mrs. Murdo |
| Who found the "book" in the cave? | Poppy |
| What hobbies does Doon have? | taking things apart and studying insects |
| What happened to Sadge Merrell? | He went into the Unknown Regions and became frightened. |
| What did Lina dream of? | A bright city |
| What happened the day after the longest blackout? | the mayor called a town meeting |
| Which fruit did Granny remember having when she was a girl? | pineapple |
| When the mayor gave his speech, what did he say was the worst possible thing people could do? | panic |
| While Doon was packing for the journey, what did he almost take with him, but then decided not to? | his "bug" book |
| What made Lina the saddest about leaving just her and Doon leaving Ember? | leaving Poppy behind |
| What are the 3 songs of Ember? | Song of the River, Song of Darkness, and Song of the City |
| Why didn't Lina immediately rush to join Doon when she escaped from the Mayor? | A sadness held her back, because of Poppy. |
| How did Doon find his way in the dark while traveling to the Pipeworks? | He lit a candle. |
| Which items were they still confused about once they got back to the room with the boats? | the paddles |
| What did Lina tell Mrs. Murdo as she took Poppy? | that she was taking Poppy to safety |
| How many hours do they think it took them to climb the passageway? | 2-3 hours |
| What was so beautiful that it made Doon speechless? | the stars in the sky |
| How many people were originally sent to live in Ember? | 50 men, 50 women, and 100 babies |
