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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 mother.
(c) His older sister.
(d) His father.

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

3. Where does Silas Lapham decide to build a new more fashionable home?
(a) His Back Bay property.
(b) Downtown New York.
(c) In London.
(d) On the beach.

4. What does Persis Lapham do for a living before she marries Silas?
(a) She teaches school.
(b) She raises thoroughbred horses.
(c) She runs a restaurant.
(d) She owns a cattle ranch.

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?
(a) Eats.
(b) Brags.
(c) Talks.
(d) Drinks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements does not appear in the description of Silas Lapham that Bartley Hubbard writes for his newspaper article?

2. Which relative has Tom Corey consulted in addition to his father about the merits of joining Lapham's mineral paint business?

3. What does Tom Corey overhear Silas Lapham advising his pretty typist to do?

4. Silas Lapham believes Tom Corey's sole interest is the mineral paint business, but what does Persis Lapham believe has also captured Tom's interest?

5. For whom does Silas Lapham name his top brand of paint?

(see the answer key)

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