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

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

3. What does Tomie say the first step of building things is?
(a) To make a foundation.
(b) To create plans.
(c) To ask permission.
(d) To buy the land.

4. Who is home when Tomie gets home from school on his first day?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) Nobody.
(d) His brother.

5. Why is the house sprayed down during the backyard project?
(a) To adhere the plaster.
(b) To clean it down.
(c) To keep it safe from the fire.
(d) To keep it cool.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Tomie at the beginning of the book?

2. Why is there a big delay in the building of the house?

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

4. Who sprays the house down during the backyard project?

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

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