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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mood does Uncle Joab's poetry create in Vanessa?
(a) Uplifted.
(b) Melancholy.
(c) Joy.
(d) Invigoration.

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who was Bronson Alcott's daughter?
(a) Harriet Beecher Stowe.
(b) Louisa May Alcott.
(c) Emily Dickinson.
(d) Regina Sue Alcott.

8. What does Vanessa consider Grandpa Nye's lawn to be?
(a) A cry for help.
(b) An embarrassment.
(c) A showplace.
(d) An outward sign.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. What waterway were the children used to playing on?
(a) The St. Lawrence Seaway.
(b) Lake Champlain.
(c) Lake Ontario.
(d) Lake Superior.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grandpa Nye is filled with sadness for _____________________.

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

3. What is the name of Vanessa's grandfather?

4. How can Grandpa Nye's lawn be described?

5. What does Grandpa Nye have all over the house?

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