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

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

3. Why are people sent home early from school at the beginning of the book?
(a) The power goes out.
(b) There is a holiday.
(c) The storm is coming.
(d) The principal gets sick.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tomie feel about the natural disaster that happens at the beginning of the book?

2. Why does the city move something out in Chapter 4?

3. What state does Nana Fall Water live in?

4. What is placed over Tomie's new cellar?

5. What strange thing does Tomie do while seeing his first Disney movie?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Nana Fall Water get her name?

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

4. What makes Tomie upset when the walls are finished?

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

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

7. What strange and religious habit does Tomie's mother have?

8. What is Tomie's heritage?

9. How is Tomie calmed down after getting upset when the walls are finished?

10. What is included in the backyard project?

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