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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 name of the boat belonging to Vanessa's friends at the lake?
(a) Sail on.
(b) Smooth Sailin'.
(c) The Terminator.
(d) Annabel Lee.

2. What does Vanessa call Grandmother Nye, Nathaniel, Joab and Great Grandmother Vanessa?
(a) The dearly departed.
(b) The dead of the house.
(c) Her spirited relatives.
(d) The spooks.

3. In October, who sends Vanessa a letter?
(a) Dirk.
(b) Elihu.
(c) Lisa.
(d) Janey.

4. What has Grandpa Nye always considered to be his friends during his life?
(a) Butterflies.
(b) Army buddies.
(c) Rivers and lakes.
(d) Dogs.

5. Where does Vanessa's family take its annual summer vacation?
(a) Mackinaw Island, Michigan.
(b) Neah, Michigan.
(c) Kennebunkport, Maine.
(d) Orlando, Florida.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vanessa wait for during the summer vacation?

2. What does Vanessa do in her bedroom?

3. Which of the following does Vanessa not consider herself to to?

4. What did Vanessa's father swallow whole as a joke?

5. Which branch of the military does Dirk join?

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