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

2. What color are the wrappers on what Tomie thinks is candy when he can't find any in the regular spot?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silver.

3. Who calms Tomie down when he gets upset when the walls are finished?
(a) His father.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His mother.

4. 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) There was nobody killed.
(c) It was longer than usual.
(d) They never occur in that area.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tomie mark time as a child?

2. What ethnicity is Tomie's favorite grandfather?

3. Where does Tomie know candy is always hidden?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Carol Crane?

3. How does Tomie's father plan to finish the house after the big delay?

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

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

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

7. What is 26 Fairmount Avenue?

8. What is included in the backyard project?

9. What bothered Tomie about the movie "Snow White"?

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

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