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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 is Vanessa's best friend?
(a) Janey.
(b) Jocelyn.
(c) Jill.
(d) Janine.

2. What mood does Uncle Joab's poetry create in Vanessa?
(a) Melancholy.
(b) Invigoration.
(c) Uplifted.
(d) Joy.

3. Vanessa's only recollection of Grandmother Nye is seeing her ____________________.
(a) Knitting.
(b) Playing croquet.
(c) Baking pies.
(d) Lying in her casket.

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

5. How did the L F B M Club members swear their faithfulness?
(a) They cut off one of their earlobes.
(b) They did a pinky swear.
(c) They took a blood oath.
(d) They carved the club's initials into their chests.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What style house does Grandfather Nye have?

3. Which of the following did Grandpa Nye not do during his explorations as a young man?

4. What type of figurines are in the armoire at Grandpa Nye's house?

5. Where did the children play when they moved to Cincinnati?

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