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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In My Grandfather's House.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vanessa share with the reader at the beginning of the story?
(a) Her crush.
(b) Her hiding place.
(c) Her middle name.
(d) Her family lineage.

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

3. What was Vanessa's attitude toward her grandfather's stories?
(a) She could take them or leave them.
(b) She endured them.
(c) She hated them.
(d) She couldn't get enough of them.

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

5. Who did Grandpa Nye marry?
(a) Laura Washburn.
(b) Laura Washington.
(c) Lauren Washburn.
(d) Laura Wellington.

Short Answer Questions

1. Vanessa's only recollection of Grandmother Nye is seeing her ____________________.

2. Where did Vanessa's great-great-grandparents eventually settle?

3. From whose perspective is the story told?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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