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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the narrator of the story?
(a) Veronica Nye.
(b) Vanessa Nyberg.
(c) Vanessa Nye.
(d) Vanessa Niley.

2. In what city does Grandfather Nye live?
(a) Cincinnati, Ohio.
(b) Elizabeth, Pennsylvania.
(c) Duluth, Minnesota.
(d) Atlanta, Georgia.

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

4. What style house does Grandfather Nye have?
(a) Georgian.
(b) Ranch.
(c) Townhouse.
(d) Tudor.

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

6. Who did Grandpa Nye marry after the death of Grandmother Nye?
(a) Miss Julie.
(b) Miss Janie.
(c) Miss Janice.
(d) Miss Janine.

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

8. How many children did Grandpa Nye and his wife have?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

9. How many of Grandpa Nye's children died?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

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

11. Grandpa Nye's grandfather married the daughter of __________________________.
(a) A politician.
(b) An industrialist.
(c) A Baptist minister.
(d) A diplomat.

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

13. Where did Vanessa's great-great-grandparents eventually settle?
(a) Quebec.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Maine.

14. Grandpa Nye spent some of the finest times in his life ___________________.
(a) Drinking cold beer.
(b) Kissing his wife.
(c) Paddling canoes.
(d) Playing baseball.

15. What does Grandpa Nye have all over the house?
(a) Family pictures.
(b) Guns.
(c) Books.
(d) Flags.

Short Answer Questions

1. Miss Janice had been _________________ in Grandpa and Grandmother Nye's home.

2. Which of the following does Grandpa Nye not recall about his childhood days?

3. What mood does Uncle Joab's poetry create in Vanessa?

4. Grandpa Nye says that there is no _________________ in the family.

5. Grandpa had his theories of creationism tested by Alfred Russel Wallace, ____________ partner.

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