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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 has to be taken out of the backyard?

2. Where does Buddy go during the Disney movie?

3. What does the cellar covering create?

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

5. How does Tomie feel about his heritage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tomie talk so much about the building of his new house?

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

3. Who is Carol Crane?

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

5. What is 26 Fairmount Avenue?

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

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

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

9. What is Tomie's favorite thing to in his spare time?

10. How does Tomie feel about his heritage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the characters most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 2

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

Carol was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence - however brief - altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all?

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