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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Summer Afternoon, Summer Afternoon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vanessa want to be when she finishes school?
(a) A writer.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A doctor.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Grandpa Nye says that the roads the family will take on vacation are the same paths traveled by _______________ in the Indian campaigns of the 1790s.

2. Grandpa Nye's mother's family can trace its roots to what country?

3. What does Vanessa do to help the war effort?

4. What nationality was James DeGolyer?

5. What does Vanessa wait for during the summer vacation?

(see the answer key)

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