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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month does Dirk visit Vanessa's family while on furlough?
(a) December.
(b) October.
(c) March.
(d) June.

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

3. Which branch of the military does Dirk join?
(a) Air Force.
(b) Army.
(c) Navy.
(d) Marines.

4. What do Lisa and Vanessa go to the basement with Grandpa Nye to do?
(a) Find their old bicycles.
(b) Bring up some apples.
(c) Pick out a bottle of wine.
(d) Look at scrapbooks.

5. What plans to Vanessa and Dirk make?
(a) To always vacation in Michigan.
(b) To get married.
(c) To go to the same college.
(d) To co-author a book.

6. What had James DeGolyer studied to be?
(a) A priest.
(b) An accountant.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A doctor.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. James DeGolyer came to Canada, moved to Massachusetts and eventually settled in _____________.
(a) Ohio.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Maine.
(d) New York.

10. What has Grandpa Nye always considered to be his friends during his life?
(a) Rivers and lakes.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Army buddies.
(d) Butterflies.

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

12. In what month is Dirk killed?
(a) June.
(b) February.
(c) November.
(d) May.

13. In October, who sends Vanessa a letter?
(a) Janey.
(b) Elihu.
(c) Dirk.
(d) Lisa.

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

15. Which of the following did Grandpa Nye not do during his explorations as a young man?
(a) Hike through forests.
(b) Sit with Indians around campfires.
(c) Go whitewater rafting.
(d) Climb Mt. Everest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Grandpa Nye's great-grandfather?

2. What news do Vanessa and Janey hear on the radio?

3. Which of the following does Vanessa's family not do when they come for dinner at Grandpa Nye's house?

4. What did Vanessa and Lisa wish they could do with Grandpa Nye?

5. Which of the following is not how Vanessa describes the cottage?

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