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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XXII and XXIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From whom has Silas Lapham purchased mills in Chapter Twenty?
(a) Bromfield Corey.
(b) Jim Millon.
(c) Milton Rogers.
(d) James Bellingham.

2. Which of the following statements accurately describes the financial situation of the Lapham family and the Corey family?
(a) Both families have an equal amount of money.
(b) The Coreys have a lot more money than the Laphams.
(c) The Laphams have a lot more money than the Coreys.
(d) The Laphams have a little more money than the Coreys.

3. What is the problem with Lapham's mills?
(a) The railroad wants them and Lapham has to take their price.
(b) They just burned to the ground.
(c) They aren't making a profit.
(d) They are going backrupt.

4. What collateral of Milton Rogers's is Silas Lapham going to sell for what they will fetch in the market?
(a) Rogers's stocks and his mills.
(b) Rogers's diamond ring.
(c) Rogers's house in the country.
(d) Rogers's gold watch.

5. What does Tom Corey try unsuccessfully to convince Penelope of at the end of Chapter Nineteen?
(a) That Irene is going to find another lover.
(b) That his parents will accept her.
(c) That their families have a lot in common.
(d) That he and she have done nothing wrong.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Anna Corey visits the Laphams in Chapter Twelve, how does Mrs. Lapham feel about the visit?

2. What does Anna Corey think of her son going into Lapham's mineral paint business?

3. What does Anna Corey wish her son had done instead of join Silas Lapham's paint business?

4. What room does Irene tell Tom Corey the Laphams will have in their new Beacon Street home?

5. What do the Lapham sisters think their father does too much when Tom Corey visits the site of their new house in Chapter Four and receives a tour of the Beacon Street house from Silas?

(see the answer key)

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