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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. In their determination not to be the first guests to arrive at the Coreys' dinner party, what do the Laphams end up being?
(a) The second guests to arrive.
(b) Half an hour late.
(c) The last guests to arrive.
(d) Too anxious and fretful to enjoy themselves at the party.

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

3. After giving Tom Corey a history of the paint, where does Silas Lapham suggest the young man come to finish their business talk?
(a) New York.
(b) The Lapham cottage in Nantasket.
(c) Bar Harbor.
(d) A restaurant in downtown Boston.

4. When Irene Lapham receives a newspaper clipping from Texas, who does she think has sent it to her?
(a) Teddy Lindner.
(b) Kyle Rohden.
(c) Tom Corey.
(d) Anna Corey.

5. In Chapter Two, who sends Persis Lapham a lithographed circular soliciting for donations to a charity?
(a) Her daughter's teacher.
(b) The governor's wife.
(c) Mr. Sewell.
(d) Anna Corey.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Persis Lapham call her husband the Colonel?

3. What do Irene Lapham and Tom Corey talk about all evening when Tom visits the Lapham home in Chapter Eleven?

4. How does the elegant and classically designed Corey home seem to the Laphams when they enter it?

5. What physical ailment has Irene developed in Chapter Six?

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