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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Tomie's father promise to complete the house?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Easter.
(c) New Year's.
(d) Thanksgiving.

2. What kind of dwelling does Tomie live in at the beginning of the book?
(a) An apartment.
(b) A cottage.
(c) A house.
(d) A hotel.

3. Why can't Tomie see his room when the walls are finished?
(a) The plaster is not dry.
(b) There are no windows.
(c) There are no stairs.
(d) It is too dark.

4. What is added to the house when the city takes something out?
(a) A deck.
(b) A shed.
(c) A porch.
(d) A fence.

5. How does Tomie know Mr. Papallo?
(a) He is a teacher.
(b) They are neighbors.
(c) He works with Tomie's father.
(d) Tomie shops at his store.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ethnicity is Tomie's favorite grandfather?

2. What mistake is made at the beginning of the day when the weeds are gotten rid of?

3. How does Tomie include his distant family in his new house?

4. How does Tomie's father get rid of the weeds in the backyard?

5. What does Tomie say studs are for?

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