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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) Lake Superior.
(b) Lake Champlain.
(c) The St. Lawrence Seaway.
(d) Lake Ontario.

2. What does Vanessa want to be when she finishes school?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A writer.

3. Where are Vanessa and her grandfather when he tells her the story of her ancestors again?
(a) The local Starbucks.
(b) The front porch of his house.
(c) Taking a walk.
(d) Driving in the car.

4. What did Vanessa and Lisa wish they could do with Grandpa Nye?
(a) Climb a mountain.
(b) Go on a canoe trip.
(c) Visit Indian burial grounds.
(d) Take a train ride.

5. Which of the following is not how Vanessa describes the cottage?
(a) Cool.
(b) Bright.
(c) Musty.
(d) Smelly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Vanessa think Grandpa Nye looks like?

2. Which of the following do Grandmother Nye's children not say when describing her?

3. At the beginning of the story, Vanessa's grandfather tells her the story of ____________________.

4. Who persuades Grandpa Nye's grandfather to move from Canada to Ohio?

5. What is the name of Grandpa Nye's great-grandfather?

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