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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XIV and XV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do Mrs. Lapham and Penelope note that Tom Corey never mentions to either of them during his visits?
(a) Bromfield Corey.
(b) Mr. Sewell.
(c) Irene.
(d) Silas.

2. What business idea does Tom Corey first propose to Silas Lapham in Chapter Six?
(a) Investing capital in Lapham's company.
(b) A partnership in Lapham's company.
(c) Starting a branch of Lapham's company in Maine.
(d) Expanding into the construction business.

3. Who saves Lapham's life during the Civil War by taking a bullet meant for Lapham?
(a) Milton Rogers.
(b) Jim Millon.
(c) Bromfield Corey.
(d) Persis Lapham's father, George.

4. On what street do the Coreys live?
(a) Main Street.
(b) Bellingham Place.
(c) Beacon Street.
(d) Kennedy Lane.

5. Which member of the Lapham family has been reading the novel Tom Corey sees on the Lapham parlor table?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Persis.
(c) Silas.
(d) Irene.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Silas Lapham wear to the Corey dinner that no other man there wears?

2. On what street is the Lapham family's Boston home located?

3. To where does Silas Lapham want to take Bromfield Corey for a fish dinner?

4. When Irene refuses to join Tom Corey and her family for tea in Chapter Six, what is her mother's reaction?

5. What does Charles Bellingham say is the most popular thing to put into a novel?

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