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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. Who was Bronson Alcott's daughter?
(a) Louisa May Alcott.
(b) Regina Sue Alcott.
(c) Harriet Beecher Stowe.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

2. What was the message given to Vanessa's great-great-grandfather?
(a) Become an architect.
(b) Become a minister.
(c) Go to America.
(d) Open an orphanage.

3. How far back does Vanessa share her family lineage?
(a) Great grandfather.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Great-great-grandfather.
(d) Great-great-great-grandfather.

4. What does Vanessa's father show the kids at the lake how to do?
(a) Build a fire.
(b) Shoot craps.
(c) Bait a hook.
(d) Sail a boat.

5. How many pictures of Grandmother Nye are hanging in the house?
(a) 20.
(b) 25.
(c) 50.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vanessa's mother talk to her about while Dirk is in town?

2. Which U.S. President does Grandpa Nye have a lot of interest in?

3. James DeGolyer came to Canada, moved to Massachusetts and eventually settled in _____________.

4. Which of the following do Grandmother Nye's children not say when describing her?

5. What waterway were the children used to playing on?

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