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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. Where are Vanessa and her grandfather when he tells her the story of her ancestors again?
(a) Driving in the car.
(b) The local Starbucks.
(c) Taking a walk.
(d) The front porch of his house.

2. What style house does Grandfather Nye have?
(a) Townhouse.
(b) Tudor.
(c) Ranch.
(d) Georgian.

3. Grandpa Nye says that there is no _________________ in the family.
(a) Insanity.
(b) Joy.
(c) Indian blood.
(d) Bankruptcy.

4. What waterway were the children used to playing on?
(a) The St. Lawrence Seaway.
(b) Lake Ontario.
(c) Lake Superior.
(d) Lake Champlain.

5. Who persuades Grandpa Nye's grandfather to move from Canada to Ohio?
(a) One of his wife's cousins.
(b) His boss.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father-in-law.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Miss Janice had been _________________ in Grandpa and Grandmother Nye's home.

3. What does Vanessa do in her bedroom?

4. What does Vanessa share with the reader at the beginning of the story?

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

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