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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. Where did Vanessa's great-great-grandparents eventually settle?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Quebec.
(c) Maine.
(d) Minnesota.

2. Grandpa had his theories of creationism tested by Alfred Russel Wallace, ____________ partner.
(a) Einstein's.
(b) Poe's.
(c) Whitman's.
(d) Darwin's.

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

4. In what season does Vanessa read Uncle Joab's poetry outside?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

5. Who is the narrator of the story?
(a) Veronica Nye.
(b) Vanessa Niley.
(c) Vanessa Nye.
(d) Vanessa Nyberg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vanessa call Grandmother Nye, Nathaniel, Joab and Great Grandmother Vanessa?

2. Vanessa has the ______________ of a person far beyond her years.

3. Grandpa Nye says that there is no _________________ in the family.

4. Grandpa Nye's mother's family can trace its roots to what country?

5. Who did Grandpa Nye marry after the death of Grandmother Nye?

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