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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 has to be put into the backyard?

2. How does Tomie's father respond to what happens to the house after the city moves something out?

3. What is Mr. Nesci's first name?

4. What is added to the house when the city takes something out?

5. Where does Buddy go during the Disney movie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tomie say he will never forget the year of the hurricane?

2. How is Tomie calmed down after getting upset when the walls are finished?

3. What does Tomie's mother do for Carol Crane at the beginning of the book?

4. How do Tomie's parents feel about what they city is doing along Fairmount Avenue, and why?

5. What makes Tomie upset when the walls are finished?

6. What does Tomie and his family see during the natural disaster?

7. What has to be changed about the house when the City does something along Fairmount Avenue?

8. What saves Tomie's house from the hurricane?

9. How did Nana Fall Water get her name?

10. Who are Tomie's favorite movie stars?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happened at Tomie's unfinished house, and what significance did this have on the plot? Who was involved in the scenes there, and what did these events symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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