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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year does Tomie begin school?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1929.

2. What does the title of the book refer to?
(a) The house Tomie's father is building.
(b) His mother's childhood home.
(c) A dream Tomie had.
(d) The address of the orphanage.

3. How does Tomie get to school his first day of school?
(a) He walks.
(b) He carpools.
(c) He takes a bus.
(d) He rides a bike.

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. What will be built by the city on Fairmount Avenue?
(a) Street lights.
(b) Signs.
(c) Mailboxes.
(d) Fences.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state does Tomie live in at the beginning of the book?

2. Why does something have to be added to the house when the city takes something out?

3. What does Tomie say studs are for?

4. What mistake is made at the beginning of the day when the weeds are gotten rid of?

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

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