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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. Who calms Tomie down when he gets upset when the walls are finished?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His grandmother.

2. Why does something have to be added to the house when the city takes something out?
(a) To keep the yard from falling.
(b) To get it up to code.
(c) To make it safer.
(d) To match it to the street level.

3. Who is Mrs. Crane?
(a) Tomie's best friend's mother.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A news reporter.
(d) The principal.

4. What grade does Tomie start at the beginning of the book?
(a) Kindergarten.
(b) First grade.
(c) Second grade.
(d) Pre-school.

5. What is Tomie reminded of during the natural disaster at the beginning of the book?
(a) A book he read.
(b) Gone with the Wind.
(c) A painting he saw.
(d) The Wizard of Oz.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Tomie's father?

3. What kind of natural disaster happens at the beginning of the book?

4. What is Tomie's last name?

5. How many grandmothers does Tomie have?

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