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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Tomie get left alone when seeing his first Disney movie?
(a) His brother gets scared.
(b) A storm hits.
(c) His father has a meeting.
(d) His class ends.

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

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

5. What does Tomie say studs are for?
(a) Blue prints.
(b) Walls.
(c) Horse breeding.
(d) Strength training.

6. When does Tomie's father want to work on the back yard?
(a) The Spring.
(b) The Winter.
(c) The Summer.
(d) The Fall.

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

8. How does Tomie feel about the natural disaster that happens at the beginning of the book?
(a) He is amazed.
(b) He is ambivalent.
(c) He is excited.
(d) He is scared.

9. What season does the house sit unfinished through?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

10. What does Tomie want to be when he grows up?
(a) A singer.
(b) A writer.
(c) An artist.
(d) A teacher.

11. What strange thing does Tomie do while seeing his first Disney movie?
(a) Sings with the music.
(b) Yells at the screen.
(c) Cries.
(d) Runs out screaming.

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

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

14. Why does the city move something out in Chapter 4?
(a) To widen the streets.
(b) To put in telephone poles.
(c) To clean the area.
(d) To pave the streets.

15. Who calms Tomie when he gets upset about his first Disney movie?
(a) His mother.
(b) His brother.
(c) The person behind him.
(d) The person in front of him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the town Tomie lives in at the beginning of the book?

2. How does Tomie feel about his heritage?

3. When does Tomie's father promise to complete the house?

4. What kind of dwelling does Tomie live in at the beginning of the book?

5. What warning does Tomie give when he takes someone to see the Disney movie?

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