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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 crush.
(c) Her hiding place.
(d) Her family lineage.

2. Vanessa's great-great-grandmother thought moving to America was a _____________ idea.
(a) Splendid.
(b) Ridiculous.
(c) Fine.
(d) Possible.

3. 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.

4. In what month does Dirk visit Vanessa's family while on furlough?
(a) December.
(b) October.
(c) June.
(d) March.

5. Who does Vanessa think Grandpa Nye looks like?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Groucho Marx.
(c) Tecumseh.
(d) Richard Nixon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What beverage does the family drink before dinner?

2. Grandpa Nye says that the roads the family will take on vacation are the same paths traveled by _______________ in the Indian campaigns of the 1790s.

3. How can Grandpa Nye's lawn be described?

4. At the beginning of the story, Vanessa's grandfather tells her the story of ____________________.

5. What does Vanessa find in the pocket of her jacket?

(see the answer key)

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