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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 news do Vanessa and Janey hear on the radio?
(a) Dewey defeated Truman.
(b) Franklin Roosevelt has died.
(c) Hitler has invaded Poland.
(d) Pearl Harbor has been attacked.

2. From whose perspective is the story told?
(a) Hannah's grandfather.
(b) Vanessa's sister.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Vanessa's mother.

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

4. Where does the Nye family go on their summer vacation during the first year of World War II?
(a) They stayed home.
(b) Lake Cumberland.
(c) Neah, Michigan.
(d) Sarasota, Florida.

5. What does Vanessa wait for during the summer vacation?
(a) She waits for the mail.
(b) She waits for good weather.
(c) She waits for the fish to bite.
(d) She waits for Dirk to kiss her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Grandpa Nye at this point in the story?

2. Which of the following is not how Vanessa describes the cottage?

3. What beverage does the family drink before dinner?

4. What does Vanessa's father show the kids at the lake how to do?

5. What is Vanessa's sister's name?

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