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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 is so strange about the natural disaster that happens at the beginning of the book?
(a) It cause very little damage for how big it was.
(b) It was longer than usual.
(c) They never occur in that area.
(d) There was nobody killed.

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

3. Why can't Tomie see his room when the walls are finished?
(a) It is too dark.
(b) There are no windows.
(c) The plaster is not dry.
(d) There are no stairs.

4. What is added to the house when the city takes something out?
(a) A fence.
(b) A porch.
(c) A shed.
(d) A deck.

5. What are the things that Tomie thinks is candy when he can't find any in the regular spot?
(a) Dog treats,
(b) Laxatives.
(c) Mints.
(d) Potpouri.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tomie's mother do to everyone?

2. Where does Tomie see his first Disney movie?

3. What year does this book start out in?

4. What is Tomie's father building?

5. Who is Tomie's favorite movie star?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes the style of the beginning of the book so distinctive?

2. What has to be changed about the house when the City does something along Fairmount Avenue?

3. What is Tomie's favorite thing to in his spare time?

4. What is Tomie's heritage?

5. What does Tomie's mother do for Carol Crane at the beginning of the book?

6. How did Nana Fall Water get her name?

7. What is included in the backyard project?

8. How does Tomie feel about his heritage?

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

10. What caused the long delay in the building of the house?

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