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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 is the first book Grandpa Nye ever read?
(a) Arabian Nights.
(b) Robinson Crusoe.
(c) Gullver's Travels.
(d) Oliver Twist.

2. From whom did Vanessa's great-great-grandfather receive a message?
(a) The mayor.
(b) His wife.
(c) His neighbor.
(d) God.

3. What is the name of Grandpa Nye's book?
(a) How to Tie a Tie.
(b) Summer Wanderings in Northern Canada.
(c) Buy a Car Without Being Taken for a Ride.
(d) Loves of My Life.

4. Who is the narrator of the story?
(a) Veronica Nye.
(b) Vanessa Niley.
(c) Vanessa Nye.
(d) Vanessa Nyberg.

5. 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.
(a) Anthony Wayne.
(b) Geronimo.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Grandpa Nye always considered to be his friends during his life?

2. Whose spirit does Vanessa feel in the room as she views books and engravings in Grandpa Nye's library?

3. Who were the members of the L F B M Club?

4. Where is Dirk killed?

5. Grandpa Nye's mother's family can trace its roots to what country?

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