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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Tomie's mother do to everyone?
(a) Pinches their cheeks.
(b) Sprinkles holy water on them.
(c) Prays over them.
(d) Sings songs to them.

3. What is the name of Tomie's father?
(a) Jon.
(b) Jake.
(c) Job.
(d) Joe.

4. What is the name of Tomie's favorite grandfather?
(a) Taylor.
(b) Tim.
(c) Ty.
(d) Tom.

5. What has to be taken out of the backyard?
(a) Trees.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Weeds.

6. Where does Buddy go during the Disney movie?
(a) The lobby.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) The stage.
(d) The concession stand.

7. What causes Tomie to do something strange while seeing his first Disney movie?
(a) It does not follow the book.
(b) Someone says something mean to him.
(c) He gets scared.
(d) His mother's lullaby is like the music in the movie.

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

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

10. How does Tomie feel about his heritage?
(a) He is embarrassed about it.
(b) None of these.
(c) He is proud of it.
(d) He doesn't care about it.

11. How do Tomie's parents feel about the city moving something out?
(a) They are patient.
(b) They are relieved.
(c) They are happy.
(d) They are upset.

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

13. How does Tomie include his distant family in his new house?
(a) He talks to them about it.
(b) He sends them pictures.
(c) He writes about them.
(d) He draws them on the wall.

14. What does Tomie's mother do for him before bed?
(a) Tell stories.
(b) Read books.
(c) All of these.
(d) Say prayers.

15. How does Tomie mark time as a child?
(a) By holidays.
(b) By school years.
(c) By movies.
(d) By the completion of the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mae West?

2. Why are people sent home early from school at the beginning of the book?

3. What does Tomie say Walt Disney didn't do before making his movie?

4. What is added to the house when the city takes something out?

5. How does Tomie signify his grandmothers?

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