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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. How does Tomie's mother respond to what happens to the house after the city moves something out?
(a) She says bad words.
(b) She throws a party.
(c) She cries.
(d) She jumps for joy.

2. How does Tomie feel about what his father is building?
(a) He is confused by it.
(b) He thinks it is a waste of money.
(c) He is excited about it.
(d) He is angry about it.

3. What does the cellar covering create?
(a) The house floor.
(b) Camoflage.
(c) Sturdy walking space.
(d) The foundation.

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

5. Why does Tomie say he will never forget the year that this book starts out?
(a) There was a hurricane.
(b) He started school.
(c) The war started.
(d) His father died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to everyone in town during the natural disaster at the beginning of the book?

2. Who calms Tomie when he gets upset about his first Disney movie?

3. What ethnicity is Tomie's extended family on his father's side?

4. How does Tomie signify his grandmothers?

5. What does Tomie's mother do to everyone?

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