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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 Grandpa Nye have all over the house?
(a) Guns.
(b) Books.
(c) Family pictures.
(d) Flags.

2. Grandpa Nye is filled with sadness for _____________________.
(a) Starving children.
(b) Illiteracy.
(c) Dead soldiers.
(d) His lost youth.

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

4. Grandpa Nye says that there is no _________________ in the family.
(a) Joy.
(b) Insanity.
(c) Bankruptcy.
(d) Indian blood.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Miss Janice had been _________________ in Grandpa and Grandmother Nye's home.

3. Who were the members of the L F B M Club?

4. What was Vanessa's attitude toward her grandfather's stories?

5. Who were Grandpa Nye's mother's family?

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