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

2. What was the message given to Vanessa's great-great-grandfather?
(a) Become an architect.
(b) Become a minister.
(c) Go to America.
(d) Open an orphanage.

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

4. Where is Vanessa headed when the story picks up in October?
(a) Grandpa Nye's house.
(b) The library.
(c) School.
(d) A birthday party.

5. What waterway were the children used to playing on?
(a) Lake Ontario.
(b) Lake Champlain.
(c) Lake Superior.
(d) The St. Lawrence Seaway.

Short Answer Questions

1. How can Grandpa Nye's lawn be described?

2. In what year do Vanessa's ancestors come to America?

3. Who was Bronson Alcott's daughter?

4. Which of the following does Grandpa Nye not recall about his childhood days?

5. Grandpa had his theories of creationism tested by Alfred Russel Wallace, ____________ partner.

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