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What information did Doon find about fire?
Doon doesn’t find much on fire, but he does find an interesting book of old phrases. Words like “hogwash” are a complete mystery since no one in Ember knows what a hog is or why you’d want to wash it, for example. Being “all in the same boat” makes no sense because no one knows what a boat is, either.
Do the people of Ember know they are underground?
The people of Ember know they are underground. Q. In Chapter 9, how does Doon react to the puzzle-like message that Lina shows him? Doon easily decodes the entire message.
What creature did Doon like to study how did he do it?
Doon has a mechanical mind and so studies things like electricity and insects, though he eventually admits that he’ll never understand electricity without seeing the generator. Because of this, getting a job as a Pipeworks laborer seems, at first, to be ideal, as the generator is in the Pipeworks.
What reminded Lina of her parents passing?
Chapter 4: Something Lost, Nothing Found Lina is delighted to deliver a message to its manager and her friend, Clary, but sad because the greenhouses remind her of her father, who worked there before he died. Lina learns from Clary that a new disease has infected Ember’s potatoes, one of the city’s food staples.
What did poppy find chapter 18?
When Poppy is brought ashore, she finds something—a packet wrapped in some weird material. It turns out to be a book. They sit down to eat some of Doon’s food, and talk about what happened in their rush to escape.
Why is the city called Ember?
The city is likely called “Ember” because it maintains and protects the last remnants of humanity, in a state much like the embers of a fire. This is hinted in The People of Sparks, where Maddy tells Lina that Sparks is a place that is just starting out, much like how sparks are the start of a fire.
What are Embers and why are they important?
Embers play a large role in forest fires, wildland fires or wildland urban interface fires. Because embers are typically burnt leaves and thus small and lightweight, they can easily become airborne. During a large fire, with the right conditions, embers can be blown far ahead of the fire front, starting spot fires several kilometres/miles away.
What does Lina do in Chapter 2 of the city of Ember?
In Chapter 2 of Jeanne DuPrau’s The City of Ember, Lina is charged to deliver a message to the mayor in person. While waiting in the reception room to the mayor’s offices in the Gathering Hall,… What is the point of view used by author Jeanne DuPrau in The City of Ember?
What is the difference between an ember and a fire?
This is because embers radiate a more consistent form of heat, as opposed to an open fire, which is constantly changing along with the heat it radiates. An ember is formed when a fire has only partially burnt a piece of fuel, and there is still usable chemical energy in that piece of fuel.