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

2. Where is Dirk killed?
(a) On the deck of a ship.
(b) On the beach at Normandy.
(c) In Germany.
(d) In France.

3. Who befriended Grandpa Nye while in school?
(a) Mr. Bronson Dickinson.
(b) Mr. Bronson Eyre.
(c) Mr. Gareth Alcott.
(d) Mr. Bronson Alcott.

4. Who was Bronson Alcott's daughter?
(a) Regina Sue Alcott.
(b) Emily Dickinson.
(c) Harriet Beecher Stowe.
(d) Louisa May Alcott.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What item of her Uncle Joab's does Vanessa keep by her bed?

2. Who is the narrator of the story?

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

4. What did the boys put into the carved initials on their chests?

5. Grandpa Nye's grandfather married the daughter of __________________________.

(see the answer key)

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