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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. Which of the following is not a summer activity at the lake?
(a) Sailing.
(b) Fires at the beach.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Swimming.

2. From whose perspective is the story told?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Hannah's grandfather.
(c) Vanessa's sister.
(d) Vanessa's mother.

3. In what city does Grandfather Nye live?
(a) Elizabeth, Pennsylvania.
(b) Duluth, Minnesota.
(c) Cincinnati, Ohio.
(d) Atlanta, Georgia.

4. What topic especially intrigues Grandpa Nye about history?
(a) Canadian provinces.
(b) The Wild West.
(c) The Ohio Valley.
(d) New England.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the message given to Vanessa's great-great-grandfather?

3. What outward sign does Vanessa think Grandpa Nye's lawn signifies?

4. Grandpa Nye's grandfather married the daughter of __________________________.

5. From what city does Dirk ship out to service?

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