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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 mistake is made at the beginning of the day when the weeds are gotten rid of?
(a) There are too many people.
(b) The fire is too low.
(c) The water is not hooked up.
(d) There are not enough tools.

2. When does Tomie meet Miss Burke?
(a) The last day of school.
(b) The first day of school.
(c) The day before school.
(d) The third day of school.

3. What does the storm in Chapter 7 mess up at the house?
(a) The light post.
(b) The windows.
(c) The fence.
(d) The backyard.

4. Why does Tomie choose to go back to school after his first day?
(a) He will be switching classes.
(b) He has to go to kindergarten to get to first grade.
(c) He can learn to draw at home.
(d) He likes his teacher.

5. What are the items Tomie's father collects used to build?
(a) A mailbox.
(b) A fence.
(c) A monument.
(d) A stove.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Uncle Wiggly?

2. What is used to spray the house down during the backyard project?

3. Who plows the backyard?

4. What is the last step of the backyard project?

5. What year does Tomie begin school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Tomie's backyard plowed?

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

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

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

6. What does Tomie do during the big move?

7. What does Tomie's mother do when things get dangerous while getting the weeds out of the backyard?

8. How does Tomie's father get rid of the weeds in the backyard?

9. What does Tomie say at the end of the book?

10. What does Tomie get for Christmas in this book?

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