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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vanessa do to help the war effort?
(a) Writes letters to soldiers.
(b) Folds bandages at the Red Cross.
(c) Saves aluminum foil.
(d) Collects scrap metal.

2. Who betrayed James DeGolyer while on a scouting expedition in Canada?
(a) His brother.
(b) His captain.
(c) Two Indians.
(d) A scout.

3. Whose spirit does Vanessa feel in the room as she views books and engravings in Grandpa Nye's library?
(a) Uncle Joab's.
(b) Grandma Nye's.
(c) William Henry Harrison's.
(d) Tecumseh's.

4. Vanessa stops doing homework to __________________.
(a) Help her mother prepare dinner.
(b) Take a nap.
(c) Go to a movie.
(d) Go swimming.

5. 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.
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Anthony Wayne.
(c) Geronimo.
(d) George Washington.

6. For what does Grandpa Nye remain passionate?
(a) Antiques.
(b) Books.
(c) Cars.
(d) Wine.

7. Today is the day Grandpa Nye has promised to tell Vanessa about ____________________.
(a) The DeGolyer branch of the family tree.
(b) His lost loves.
(c) His writing career.
(d) His Canadian expeditions.

8. Where is Dirk killed?
(a) On the beach at Normandy.
(b) In Germany.
(c) In France.
(d) On the deck of a ship.

9. The death of which historical figure is marked by a piece of marble sitting by a roadside?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Teddy Roosevelt.
(c) Tecumseh.
(d) Annie Oakley.

10. Who is Vanessa's best friend?
(a) Jill.
(b) Janey.
(c) Janine.
(d) Jocelyn.

11. What nationality was James DeGolyer?
(a) English.
(b) Irish.
(c) French.
(d) German.

12. What is the name of Grandpa Nye's great-grandfather?
(a) John DeGolyer.
(b) James Delaney.
(c) James Devereaux.
(d) James DeGolyer.

13. What is the name of Vanessa's canvas jacket?
(a) Rainy Day Ruthie.
(b) Wynn Breaker.
(c) Old Mac.
(d) Smelly-Boy.

14. What did Vanessa and Lisa wish they could do with Grandpa Nye?
(a) Climb a mountain.
(b) Visit Indian burial grounds.
(c) Go on a canoe trip.
(d) Take a train ride.

15. Where does the family go to dinner the night before they leave for vacation?
(a) Buck's Diner.
(b) Olive Garden.
(c) Grandpa Nye's house.
(d) McDonald's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a summer activity at the lake?

2. What is the name of Grandpa Nye's book?

3. Who does Vanessa flirt with all summer?

4. What does Vanessa do in her bedroom?

5. Which of the following did Grandpa Nye not do during his explorations as a young man?

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