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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. What was the L F B M Club?
(a) The Lovely Flowers of the Bijou Maiden.
(b) The Lively Five of the Blue Miami.
(c) The Last Five Big Men.
(d) The Last Five Buddies of the Miami.

2. How are the lawns around Grandpa Nye's house described?
(a) Showy.
(b) Manicured.
(c) Not landscaped.
(d) Overgrown.

3. How many children did Vanessa's great-great-grandparents have?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

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

5. In what year do Vanessa's ancestors come to America?
(a) 1840.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1776.
(d) 1910.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Nye family go on their summer vacation during the first year of World War II?

2. Where is Dirk killed?

3. Who is the narrator of the story?

4. Who was Bronson Alcott's daughter?

5. What did Vanessa's father swallow whole as a joke?

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