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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. What outward sign does Vanessa think Grandpa Nye's lawn signifies?
(a) He needs some help around the house.
(b) He is different from everybody else.
(c) He still has a good eye for detail.
(d) He is an artist at heart.

2. What is the topic of Grandpa Nye's story today?
(a) Learning to speak French in Quebec.
(b) Learning how to skate in Ohio.
(c) The family's first Christmas in America.
(d) The family's move from Quebec to Cincinnati.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did Grandpa Nye and his wife have?

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

3. Grandpa Nye is filled with sadness for _____________________.

4. Vanessa's only recollection of Grandmother Nye is seeing her ____________________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Grandpa Nye determined to speak at the library cornerstone ceremony?

2. How do Vanessa and Lisa prepare for the annual family vacation?

3. What is the setting of the "And Here Tecumseh Fell" chapter?

4. How does the Nye family avoid the unpleasantness of Grandpa Nye's imminent death?

5. How does Grandpa Nye feel now about his days of paddling canoes as a boy?

6. How did Grandpa Nye adapt to life as a boy in Cincinnati?

7. Explain the L F B M Club.

8. Where is Vanessa when she learns about the bombs being dropped on Pearl Harbor and what effect does World War II have on her life?

9. Where are Vanessa and her grandfather as he tells her more about her ancestors?

10. How has Aunt Janice literally and figuratively moved Grandpa Nye out of the life in which he belongs?

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