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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many grandmothers does Tomie have?
2. How does Tomie include his distant family in his new house?
3. Where does Tomie know candy is always hidden?
4. What is placed over Tomie's new cellar?
5. What makes Tomie mad when the walls are finished?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Tomie find out about the natural disaster at the beginning of the book?
2. Why does Tomie say he will never forget the year of the hurricane?
3. How do Tomie's parents feel about what they city is doing along Fairmount Avenue, and why?
4. How does Tomie's father plan to finish the house after the big delay?
5. Who has the most dramatic reaction to the hurricane, and why?
6. What strange and religious habit does Tomie's mother have?
7. What does Tomie's mother do for Carol Crane at the beginning of the book?
8. What makes Tomie upset when the walls are finished?
9. Who is Carol Crane?
10. What is included in the backyard project?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How did the relationship between Joe and Floss change throughout the course of the plot, and how did these changes affect the characters around them?
Essay Topic 2
How was the theme of diversity shown in this book, and which characters were most affected by this?
Essay Topic 3
How does Tomie show the importance of his community? What affect does this have on the plot?
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