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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the town Tomie lives in at the beginning of the book?
(a) Meriden.
(b) Madison.
(c) Montpelier.
(d) Montgomery.

2. What warning does Tomie give when he takes someone to see the Disney movie?
(a) It is sad.
(b) It doesn't follow the book.
(c) It is silly.
(d) It gets kind of scary.

3. How does Tomie describe Mae West?
(a) Lovely.
(b) Shiny.
(c) Homey.
(d) Snuggly.

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

5. What grade does Tomie start at the beginning of the book?
(a) Second grade.
(b) Kindergarten.
(c) Pre-school.
(d) First grade.

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

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

8. What is Tomie's favorite thing to do in his spare time?
(a) Watch TV.
(b) Take walks.
(c) Read books.
(d) Go to movies.

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

10. What kind of natural disaster happens at the beginning of the book?
(a) Hurricane.
(b) Tornado.
(c) Drought.
(d) Earthquake.

11. Where does Tomie know candy is always hidden?
(a) The spice cabinet.
(b) The sewing box.
(c) The sock drawer.
(d) The medicine cabinet.

12. What makes Tomie mad when the walls are finished?
(a) His pictures are covered up.
(b) It isn't painted.
(c) They won't let him help.
(d) He can't go to his room.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tomie think saved his new house during the natural disaster?

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

3. What does the city move out in Chapter 4?

4. What does Tomie say the first step of building things is?

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

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