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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 was the L F B M Club?
(a) The Lovely Flowers of the Bijou Maiden.
(b) The Last Five Buddies of the Miami.
(c) The Lively Five of the Blue Miami.
(d) The Last Five Big Men.

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

3. Which of the following was not a product of Morgan Burke Company?
(a) Aluminum.
(b) Steel.
(c) Coal.
(d) Coke.

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

5. Where does the family go to dinner the night before they leave for vacation?
(a) McDonald's.
(b) Grandpa Nye's house.
(c) Buck's Diner.
(d) Olive Garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the time period of Summer Afternoon, Summer Afternoon?

2. How many of Grandpa Nye's children died?

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

4. What is the first book Grandpa Nye ever read?

5. Which of the following is not how Vanessa describes the cottage?

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