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

2. What does Tomie think saved his new house during the natural disaster?
(a) It wasn't in town.
(b) He prayed about it.
(c) It wasn't finished.
(d) His mother placed holy water on it.

3. How does Tomie include his distant family in his new house?
(a) He talks to them about it.
(b) He draws them on the wall.
(c) He sends them pictures.
(d) He writes about them.

4. What does Tomie want to be when he grows up?
(a) A writer.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A singer.
(d) An artist.

5. How many grandmothers does Tomie have?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Tomie at the beginning of the book?

2. Who does Tomie visit every Sunday?

3. How does Tomie's mother respond to what happens to the house after the city moves something out?

4. Why does Tomie say he will never forget the year that this book starts out?

5. What is added to the house when the city takes something out?

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