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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 does Tomie say to his teacher at the end of his first day of school?

2. What does Tomie say about his house at the end of the book?

3. What year does Tomie begin school?

4. What holiday does Tomie's father say they can move to the house on?

5. What hurts Tomie during the backyard project?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of obstacles stood in the way of the new house?

2. What is Tom's occupation?

3. How does Tomie first meet his principal?

4. How is Tomie's backyard plowed?

5. What does Tomie do during the big move?

6. What is Tomie most excited about when he starts going to school?

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

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

9. How is Tomie convinced to go back to school after his first day?

10. How does Tomie's teacher respond to his first questions when starting Kindergarten?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What emphasis did Tomie put on movies, and why?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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