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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tomie reminded of during the natural disaster at the beginning of the book?

2. What are the things that Tomie thinks is candy when he can't find any in the regular spot?

3. What state does Tomie live in at the beginning of the book?

4. Why is there a big delay in the building of the house?

5. When does Tomie's father promise to complete the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Tomie's parents respond to what the city is doing all along Fairmount Avenue?

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

3. What is 26 Fairmount Avenue?

4. What happens when there are no chocolates in the sewing box?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Tomie's parents show their anger, and how does this change the way Tomie deals with his own anger?

Essay Topic 2

How did the relationship between Joe and Floss change throughout the course of the plot, and how did these changes affect the characters around them?

Essay Topic 3

What happens on Tomie's first day of school, and how does he respond to this?

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