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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. What is Tomie supposed to call all his grandmothers?
(a) Granny.
(b) Nana.
(c) Grandmother.
(d) Grandma.

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

3. How old is Tomie at the beginning of the book?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

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

5. Where does Tomie find what he thinks is candy when he can't find any in the regular spot?
(a) The sewing box.
(b) The medicine cabinet.
(c) The sock drawer.
(d) The spice cabinet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is placed over Tomie's new cellar?

2. What happens to the house when the city moves something out?

3. What is so strange about the natural disaster that happens at the beginning of the book?

4. How do Tomie's parents feel about the city moving something out?

5. What does Tomie imagine each time the city takes something out?

(see the answer key)

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