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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XXI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what keen sense does Nanny Corey read novels?
(a) A sense of adventure and romance.
(b) A sense of their inaccuracy as representations of life.
(c) A sense of artistry and desire to write her own novel.
(d) A sense of moral indignation.

2. Where is Irene Lapham when Anna Corey visits the Laphams in Chapter Twelve?
(a) Away from home to get a book.
(b) Visiting an old friend in Salem.
(c) In her bedroom ill with a fever.
(d) Visiting Silas at his office.

3. How many sisters does Tom Corey have?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

4. How does Anna Corey describe Penelope Lapham to Bromfield Corey?
(a) Sly and completely disagreeable.
(b) Rude and disgusting.
(c) Pretty and sweet.
(d) Very shy and timid.

5. Who does Milton Rogers claim might want to buy the mills?
(a) A Frenchman.
(b) An Italian.
(c) The Coreys.
(d) Some English investors.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Milton Rogers comes to visit Silas Lapham at the office in Chapter Twenty One and says he thought the railroad would pay a fair price for the mills, what does Lapham accuse Rogers of doing?

2. What collateral of Milton Rogers's is Silas Lapham going to sell for what they will fetch in the market?

3. What might Silas Lapham have to sell because of the financial trouble he is into with Rogers?

4. How long does Silas Lapham travel out west at the beginning of Chapter Twenty One?

5. Which of the Laphams is happiest about the Coreys' dinner invitation?

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