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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. Why does Tomie get left alone when seeing his first Disney movie?
(a) His class ends.
(b) His father has a meeting.
(c) His brother gets scared.
(d) A storm hits.

2. What color is the chalk given to Tomie before the walls are finished?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

3. What year does this book start out in?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1928.

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

5. What strange thing does Tomie do while seeing his first Disney movie?
(a) Yells at the screen.
(b) Sings with the music.
(c) Runs out screaming.
(d) Cries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the cellar covering create?

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

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

4. Who is Tomie's favorite movie star?

5. What ethnicity is Tomie's extended family on his father's side?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Tomie find out about the natural disaster at the beginning of the book?

4. How did Nana Fall Water get her name?

5. Who is Carol Crane?

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

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

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

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

10. How do Tomie's parents feel about what they city is doing along Fairmount Avenue, and why?

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