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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Tomie say Walt Disney didn't do before making his movie?
(a) All of these.
(b) Read the stories right.
(c) Make a happy ending.
(d) Finish the story.

3. What word does Tomie use most to describe his family?
(a) Happy.
(b) Large.
(c) Dramatic.
(d) Loving.

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

5. How does Tomie know Mr. Papallo?
(a) They are neighbors.
(b) He works with Tomie's father.
(c) Tomie shops at his store.
(d) He is a teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tomie feel about what his father is building?

2. Where does Tomie know candy is always hidden?

3. Why does Tomie say he will never forget the year that this book starts out?

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

5. What ethnicity is Tomie's favorite grandfather?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Tomie's favorite movie stars?

2. Who has the most dramatic reaction to the hurricane, and why?

3. Who is Carol Crane?

4. What does Tomie and his family see during the natural disaster?

5. What does Tomie like most about his favorite movie stars?

6. Why does Tomie talk so much about the building of his new house?

7. What does the city do all along Fairmount Avenue?

8. Why did Tomie end up alone while watching "Snow White" for the first time?

9. What saves Tomie's house from the hurricane?

10. What is Tomie reminded of while watching the natural disaster?

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