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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tomie get hurt during the backyard project?
(a) Smoke gets in his eyes.
(b) He lifts too many rocks.
(c) A bag falls on his hand.
(d) He trips over some logs.

2. Who sprays the house down during the backyard project?
(a) Joe.
(b) Buddy.
(c) Floss.
(d) Jake.

3. What does Tomie's father call the storm in Chapter 7?
(a) A tsunami.
(b) A monsoon.
(c) A blizzard.
(d) A Noreaster.

4. What sport does Buddy get equipment for at Christmas?
(a) Lacrosse.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Football.
(d) Softball.

5. What is else is sprayed down when the house is sprayed down?
(a) The people in the yard.
(b) The pets.
(c) The plants.
(d) The porch.

6. What street is the apartment on?
(a) Columbus Ave.
(b) Cambridge Ct.
(c) Carlton Rd.
(d) Carolina St.

7. What kind of doll does Tomie get for Christmas?
(a) A Jeep doll.
(b) A Spiderman doll.
(c) A rag doll.
(d) A Popeye doll.

8. How does Tomie feel about starting school?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is ambivalent.
(c) He is excited.
(d) He is nervous.

9. What does Tomie help Tom do during the big move?
(a) Keep children entertained.
(b) Stock shelves.
(c) Weed the yard.
(d) Open boxes.

10. What does Mrs. Crane give her kids to celebrate New Year's Eve with?
(a) Money.
(b) Hats.
(c) Drums.
(d) Brownies.

11. When does the backyard project begin?
(a) During the harvest.
(b) After school starts.
(c) On the weekends.
(d) Fall break.

12. Who talks Tomie into going back to school after his first day?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His mother.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His father.

13. What does Tomie tell Nell about?
(a) He can't move into his house.
(b) What he does at school.
(c) His worries about his mother's health.
(d) All of these.

14. How does Tomie's father get rid of the weeds in the backyard?
(a) They are mowed.
(b) They are poisoned.
(c) They are stripped.
(d) They are burned.

15. Who is notified when Tomie leaves school on his first day?
(a) All of these.
(b) His parents.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His grandparents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of dwelling is Tomie in when school starts?

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

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

4. Where does Tomie's mother go on New Year's Eve?

5. What has to be built before Tomie can see his room in the new house?

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