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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 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.

2. Where did Grandpa Nye attend college?
(a) Otterbein University.
(b) Farmers College.
(c) Xavier University.
(d) The University of Cincinnati.

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

4. Who befriended Grandpa Nye while in school?
(a) Mr. Gareth Alcott.
(b) Mr. Bronson Eyre.
(c) Mr. Bronson Alcott.
(d) Mr. Bronson Dickinson.

5. What does Vanessa do to help the war effort?
(a) Saves aluminum foil.
(b) Writes letters to soldiers.
(c) Folds bandages at the Red Cross.
(d) Collects scrap metal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Grandpa Nye not recall about his childhood days?

2. Where did the children play when they moved to Cincinnati?

3. What do Lisa and Vanessa go to the basement with Grandpa Nye to do?

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

5. In what city does Grandfather Nye live?

(see the answer key)

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