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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 the first question Tomie asks his kindergarten teacher?

2. What does Tomie's mother say he shows by going back to school after his first day?

3. What sport does Buddy get equipment for at Christmas?

4. Who plows the backyard?

5. Who is home when Tomie gets home from school on his first day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the plowing of Tomie's yard indicate about his area?

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

5. How is Tomie's backyard plowed?

6. What does Tomie's father collect while working in the backyard, and why?

7. What does Tomie's new room look like?

8. What do Tomie's parents do on New Year's Eve?

9. What does Tomie insist on before his first day of school?

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

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 does Tomie show his love for learning through this book?

Essay Topic 3

How does Tomie show the importance of his community? What affect does this have on the plot?

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