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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. From whom did Vanessa's great-great-grandfather receive a message?
(a) God.
(b) His wife.
(c) His neighbor.
(d) The mayor.

2. Where did the children play when they moved to Cincinnati?
(a) Anderson Park.
(b) Lake Longworth.
(c) The Ohio River.
(d) Their backyard.

3. What outward sign does Vanessa think Grandpa Nye's lawn signifies?
(a) He still has a good eye for detail.
(b) He needs some help around the house.
(c) He is an artist at heart.
(d) He is different from everybody else.

4. Grandpa Nye's grandfather married the daughter of __________________________.
(a) A Baptist minister.
(b) A politician.
(c) A diplomat.
(d) An industrialist.

5. What was Vanessa's great-great-grandfather's profession?
(a) Architect.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Professor.
(d) Minister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following do Grandmother Nye's children not say when describing her?

2. The death of which historical figure is marked by a piece of marble sitting by a roadside?

3. Instead of going to bed, Vaness and Lisa ____________________.

4. Grandpa Nye says that the roads the family will take on vacation are the same paths traveled by _______________ in the Indian campaigns of the 1790s.

5. What does Grandpa Nye share with schools in Cincinnati for Egyptian studies?

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