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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 think saved his new house during the natural disaster?
(a) He prayed about it.
(b) It wasn't in town.
(c) His mother placed holy water on it.
(d) It wasn't finished.

2. How does Tomie include his distant family in his new house?
(a) He writes about them.
(b) He talks to them about it.
(c) He draws them on the wall.
(d) He sends them pictures.

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

4. What does the city move out in Chapter 4?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Water.
(c) Trees.
(d) Dirt.

5. How do Tomie's parents feel about the city moving something out?
(a) They are upset.
(b) They are patient.
(c) They are relieved.
(d) They are happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calms Tomie down when he gets upset when the walls are finished?

2. Who lets Tomie draw on the walls before they are finished?

3. Who is Mrs. Crane?

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

5. What is Tomie's mother's name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Nana Fall Water get her name?

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

4. Why are Tomie's favorite movie stars a bit of a surprise?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Tomie add to the walls before they are finished?

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