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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who were Grandpa Nye's mother's family?
(a) The DeGolyers.
(b) The DeGraffs.
(c) The Dulaneys.
(d) The Dickinsons.

3. How many children did Vanessa's great-great-grandparents have?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

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

5. In which religion did Vanessa's great-great-grandfather preach?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Episcopalian.
(d) Baptist.

6. Miss Janice had been _________________ in Grandpa and Grandmother Nye's home.
(a) The cook.
(b) The nanny.
(c) The secretary.
(d) The housekeeper.

7. Vanessa's only recollection of Grandmother Nye is seeing her ____________________.
(a) Baking pies.
(b) Playing croquet.
(c) Lying in her casket.
(d) Knitting.

8. How far back does Vanessa share her family lineage?
(a) Great-great-great-grandfather.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Great-great-grandfather.
(d) Great grandfather.

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

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

11. Grandpa Nye says that there is no _________________ in the family.
(a) Indian blood.
(b) Insanity.
(c) Bankruptcy.
(d) Joy.

12. What was the message given to Vanessa's great-great-grandfather?
(a) Go to America.
(b) Become a minister.
(c) Open an orphanage.
(d) Become an architect.

13. In what year do Vanessa's ancestors come to America?
(a) 1776.
(b) 1840.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1972.

14. Who persuades Grandpa Nye's grandfather to move from Canada to Ohio?
(a) One of his wife's cousins.
(b) His boss.
(c) His father-in-law.
(d) His brother.

15. Grandpa Nye's mother's family can trace its roots to what country?
(a) Ireland.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what season does Vanessa read Uncle Joab's poetry outside?

2. What was Vanessa's great-great-grandfather's profession?

3. What was Vanessa's reaction to seeing her grandmother in her casket?

4. What outward sign does Vanessa think Grandpa Nye's lawn signifies?

5. At the beginning of the story, Vanessa's grandfather tells her the story of ____________________.

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