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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 the storm in Chapter 7 mess up at the house?

2. Who does Tomie's mother take home before checking on the house in the storm?

3. What animal is used to plow the backyard?

4. What does Tomie call the tool used to finish the backyard?

5. What does Tomie's mother give her kids to celebrate New Year's Eve with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Tomie do during the big move?

3. How does Tomie spend New Year's Eve?

4. What does Buddy get or Christmas in this book and how do they differ from Tomie's gifts?

5. Where does Joe get the help he needs for the backyard project?

6. How does Tomie usually measure time?

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

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

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

10. Who is Charlie, and what does Tomie think about him?

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

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 does Tomie show his love for learning through this book?

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