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

2. What does Vanessa call Grandmother Nye, Nathaniel, Joab and Great Grandmother Vanessa?
(a) The spooks.
(b) The dearly departed.
(c) The dead of the house.
(d) Her spirited relatives.

3. Which of the following does Grandpa Nye not recall about his childhood days?
(a) Rafting.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Digging for arrowheads.
(d) Skating.

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

5. Who were Grandpa Nye's mother's family?
(a) The Dulaneys.
(b) The DeGolyers.
(c) The DeGraffs.
(d) The Dickinsons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Grandpa Nye attend college?

2. What is the name of Vanessa's grandfather?

3. What beverage does the family drink before dinner?

4. Vanessa's only recollection of Grandmother Nye is seeing her ____________________.

5. What item of her Uncle Joab's does Vanessa keep by her bed?

(see the answer key)

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