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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Vanessa's great-great-grandfather's profession?
(a) Professor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Minister.
(d) Architect.

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

3. Who befriended Grandpa Nye while in school?
(a) Mr. Bronson Dickinson.
(b) Mr. Bronson Eyre.
(c) Mr. Bronson Alcott.
(d) Mr. Gareth Alcott.

4. Where did Grandpa Nye attend college?
(a) Xavier University.
(b) Farmers College.
(c) Otterbein University.
(d) The University of Cincinnati.

5. Who has been the major influence in Vanessa's life?
(a) Her grandfather.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her best friend.
(d) Her brother.

6. How can Grandpa Nye's lawn be described?
(a) Manicured.
(b) Wild.
(c) Unpretentious.
(d) Small.

7. What item of her Uncle Joab's does Vanessa keep by her bed?
(a) A watch.
(b) A book of poetry.
(c) A snow globe.
(d) A compass.

8. Who were the members of the L F B M Club?
(a) Grandpa Nye and his girlfriend.
(b) Grandpa Nye and five friends.
(c) Grandpa Nye and four friends.
(d) Grandpa Nye and his brothers.

9. What is the name of Vanessa's grandfather?
(a) Grandfather Nye.
(b) Grandfather Nyberg.
(c) Grandfather Williams.
(d) Grandfather Shannon.

10. Who does Vanessa think Grandpa Nye looks like?
(a) Tecumseh.
(b) Groucho Marx.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) George Washington.

11. What did the boys put into the carved initials on their chests?
(a) Mud.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Sand.
(d) Ashes.

12. Which of the following do Grandmother Nye's children not say when describing her?
(a) Refined.
(b) Boisterous.
(c) Elegant.
(d) Intelligent.

13. Grandpa Nye is filled with sadness for _____________________.
(a) Dead soldiers.
(b) His lost youth.
(c) Starving children.
(d) Illiteracy.

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

15. Which of the following does Grandpa Nye not recall about his childhood days?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Digging for arrowheads.
(c) Rafting.
(d) Skating.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grandpa Nye's grandfather married the daughter of __________________________.

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

3. Who was Bronson Alcott's daughter?

4. Vanessa has the ______________ of a person far beyond her years.

5. What is the topic of Grandpa Nye's story today?

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