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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year does this book start out in?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1948.

2. What does Tomie imagine each time the city takes something out?
(a) A castle on a hill.
(b) His house going into the sky.
(c) Electric lights flooding the area.
(d) Guarding a large stone wall.

3. How many people live with Tomie at the beginning of the book?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

4. What is Tomie's father building?
(a) A farm.
(b) A playground.
(c) A monument.
(d) A house.

5. How do Tomie's parents feel about the city moving something out?
(a) They are happy.
(b) They are patient.
(c) They are upset.
(d) They are relieved.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many grandmothers does Tomie have?

2. What does Tomie say the first step of building things is?

3. What is the name of Tomie's favorite brother?

4. How does Tomie mark time as a child?

5. How does Tomie feel about the natural disaster that happens at the beginning of the book?

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