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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. Who does Tomie visit every Sunday?

2. What does Tomie say studs are for?

3. What happens to everyone in town during the natural disaster at the beginning of the book?

4. What ethnicity is Tomie's extended family on his father's side?

5. What is added to the house when the city takes something out?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Carol Crane?

2. How does Tomie feel about his heritage?

3. What is 26 Fairmount Avenue?

4. Who are Tomie's favorite movie stars?

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

6. What is included in the backyard project?

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

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

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

10. Why does Tomie say he will never forget the year of the hurricane?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the autobiographical nature of this book change the tone of the book, and how do you feel about it?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the ways Tomie's family showed their love to each other, and how did these displays alter the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

How was the theme of diversity shown in this book, and which characters were most affected by this?

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