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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 had James DeGolyer studied to be?
(a) An accountant.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A priest.
(d) A lawyer.

2. What was Vanessa's attitude toward her grandfather's stories?
(a) She hated them.
(b) She couldn't get enough of them.
(c) She endured them.
(d) She could take them or leave them.

3. How are the lawns around Grandpa Nye's house described?
(a) Manicured.
(b) Overgrown.
(c) Showy.
(d) Not landscaped.

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) Anthony Wayne.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Geronimo.

5. James DeGolyer came to Canada, moved to Massachusetts and eventually settled in _____________.
(a) New York.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Maine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What news do Vanessa and Janey hear on the radio?

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

4. How did the L F B M Club members swear their faithfulness?

5. Which company did Grandpa Nye work for and eventually run it completely?

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