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

2. How many pictures of Grandmother Nye are hanging in the house?
(a) 50.
(b) 20.
(c) None.
(d) 25.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Grandpa Nye spent some of the finest times in his life ___________________.

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

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

5. Which of the following do Grandmother Nye's children not say when describing her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where did Grandpa Nye attend college?

4. Who was Grandpa Nye's second wife?

5. What topic of conversation does Vanessa's father bring up which surprises her in light of the sad news about Grandpa Nye?

6. How does Vanessa's view on life change with the onset of summer vacation?

7. What aspect of history has always intrigued Grandpa Nye?

8. Who befriended Grandpa Nye while he was in college?

9. How does Vanessa's father struggle to manage his grief about Grandpa Nye's imminent death?

10. What was the origination of Grandpa Nye's father's family?

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