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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 does Vanessa wait for during the summer vacation?
(a) She waits for Dirk to kiss her.
(b) She waits for the fish to bite.
(c) She waits for the mail.
(d) She waits for good weather.

2. In what month is Dirk killed?
(a) June.
(b) May.
(c) November.
(d) February.

3. What has Grandpa Nye always considered to be his friends during his life?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Rivers and lakes.
(c) Army buddies.
(d) Butterflies.

4. Instead of going to bed, Vaness and Lisa ____________________.
(a) Went sailing in the moonlight.
(b) Went to the movies.
(c) Met Dirk and Elihu.
(d) Went skinny dipping.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From whose perspective is the story told?

2. What was Vanessa's reaction to seeing her grandmother in her casket?

3. Where is Vanessa headed when the story picks up in October?

4. Grandpa Nye once had a brief career as a ___________________.

5. How did Grandpa Nye travel across Canada as a young man?

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