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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ethnicity is Tomie's favorite grandfather?
(a) French.
(b) Irish.
(c) Itallian.
(d) None of these.

2. Why are people sent home early from school at the beginning of the book?
(a) There is a holiday.
(b) The principal gets sick.
(c) The storm is coming.
(d) The power goes out.

3. What is placed over Tomie's new cellar?
(a) Tree limbs.
(b) Metal beams.
(c) Plywood.
(d) Boards.

4. What does Tomie say studs are for?
(a) Walls.
(b) Blue prints.
(c) Strength training.
(d) Horse breeding.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What ethnicity is Tomie's family on his mother's side?

2. Who does Tomie share with when he finds what he thinks is candy when there are none in the regular spot?

3. What year does this book start out in?

4. What are the things that Tomie thinks is candy when he can't find any in the regular spot?

5. What does the cellar covering create?

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