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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Vanessa share with the reader at the beginning of the story?
(a) Her crush.
(b) Her hiding place.
(c) Her middle name.
(d) Her family lineage.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the members of the L F B M Club?

2. How far back does Vanessa share her family lineage?

3. Who does Vanessa think Grandpa Nye looks like?

4. Who has been the major influence in Vanessa's life?

5. Who was Bronson Alcott's daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did Grandpa Nye marry and who were their children?

2. What does Grandpa Nye tell Vanessa about the DeGolyer branch of her family tree?

3. How did Vanessa know her parents were enjoying their time at the cottage too?

4. How does Vanessa feel a sense of the past as reenters the family cabin?

5. What does Vanessa keep by her bedside?

6. How does Grandpa Nye help the girls to appreciate the historic trail they will take on the way to Michigan?

7. How did Grandpa Nye's family happen to end up in Cincinnati?

8. How is Grandpa Nye present at the Nye house even though he is in the hospital?

9. What book did Grandpa Nye write about his adventures in Canada?

10. Why is Vanessa at odds with her mother and sister?

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