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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 state does Tomie live in at the beginning of the book?

2. How many grandmothers does Tomie have?

3. Where does Tomie see his first Disney movie?

4. Why are people sent home early from school at the beginning of the book?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Tomie feel about his heritage?

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

6. How did Nana Fall Water get her name?

7. Who are Tomie's favorite movie stars?

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

9. Who is Carol Crane?

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

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

What obstacles did the family face in the construction of their home, and how did they handle these things?

Essay Topic 3

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

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