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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summer Afternoon, Summer Afternoon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the Nye family go on their summer vacation during the first year of World War II?
(a) They stayed home.
(b) Lake Cumberland.
(c) Sarasota, Florida.
(d) Neah, Michigan.

2. Where does Vanessa's family take its annual summer vacation?
(a) Mackinaw Island, Michigan.
(b) Orlando, Florida.
(c) Neah, Michigan.
(d) Kennebunkport, Maine.

3. What does Grandpa Nye share with schools in Cincinnati for Egyptian studies?
(a) Slides of his trip to Cairo.
(b) A replica of King Tut's tomb.
(c) A muffified cat.
(d) His miniature pyramids.

4. Which of the following does Grandpa Nye not recall about his childhood days?
(a) Digging for arrowheads.
(b) Rafting.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Skating.

5. Who is the narrator of the story?
(a) Veronica Nye.
(b) Vanessa Nyberg.
(c) Vanessa Nye.
(d) Vanessa Niley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose spirit does Vanessa feel in the room as she views books and engravings in Grandpa Nye's library?

2. How are the lawns around Grandpa Nye's house described?

3. In what month is Dirk killed?

4. Where did Grandpa Nye attend college?

5. Vanessa stops doing homework to __________________.

(see the answer key)

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