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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 kind of doll does Carol get for Christmas?
(a) Porceline.
(b) Barbie.
(c) Baby.
(d) Shirley Temple.

2. When does the backyard project begin?
(a) On the weekends.
(b) During the harvest.
(c) After school starts.
(d) Fall break.

3. What does Tomie say to his teacher at the end of his first day of school?
(a) You are amazing.
(b) This is the best day of my life.
(c) I'll be back next year.
(d) This is not what I expected.

4. What kind of doll does Tomie get for Christmas?
(a) A Spiderman doll.
(b) A rag doll.
(c) A Popeye doll.
(d) A Jeep doll.

5. What does Tomie tell Nell about?
(a) What he does at school.
(b) His worries about his mother's health.
(c) He can't move into his house.
(d) All of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Carol remind Tomie of?

2. How long will Tomie have to wait to learn what he wants in school?

3. Who sprays the house down during the backyard project?

4. What year does Tomie begin school?

5. What almost gets out of hand during the backyard project?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tomie insist on before his first day of school?

2. What does Buddy get or Christmas in this book and how do they differ from Tomie's gifts?

3. What do Tomie's parents do on New Year's Eve?

4. How is Tomie's backyard plowed?

5. What does Tomie's father collect while working in the backyard, and why?

6. What does Carol get or Christmas in the book, and why?

7. How does Tomie help his grandfather?

8. What danger arises when the weeds are taken out of the backyard?

9. Why does Tomie get so excited about New Year's Eve?

10. Why does Tomie choose not to go back to school after his first day of school?

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