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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Silas Lapham credit for his Christian upbringing?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His father.
(c) His older sister.
(d) His mother.

2. What newspaper has sent reporter Bartley Hubard to interview Silas Lapham in Chapter One?
(a) The Wall Street Journal.
(b) The Globe.
(c) The Events.
(d) The Chronicle.

3. What physical ailment has Irene developed in Chapter Six?
(a) Indigestion.
(b) A cold.
(c) A headache.
(d) A broken arm.

4. What novel does Tom Corey notice on a table in the Lapham parlor and begin discussing?
(a) Little Women.
(b) Nicholas Nickleby.
(c) Tom Sawyer.
(d) Middlemarch.

5. On what street is the Lapham family's Boston home located?
(a) Nankeen Square.
(b) Fifth Avenue.
(c) Main Street.
(d) Rodeo Drive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of business does Silas Lapham buy before his paint business takes off?

2. Which member of the Corey family is ill when they first meet the Laphams?

3. In what city does the novel open?

4. What does Anna Corey mean when she says there is no need for Tom to earn a living either through work or marriage?

5. Why do the Laphams come to believe their home in Boston is in an unfashionable neighborhood?

(see the answer key)

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