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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IV and V.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What have the Corey ladies lost when they first meet the Laphams?
(a) A diamond pendant.
(b) A blue plumed hat.
(c) Some of their luggage.
(d) A gold pocket watch.

3. In what series of articles is the newspaper going to feature an article on Silas Lapham?
(a) The Solid Men of Boston series.
(b) The Rich Men of New York series.
(c) The Business Men of Vermont series.
(d) The Paint Sellers of America series.

4. Why does Persis Lapham call her husband the Colonel?
(a) Silas Lapham is rigid and disciplined like an army officer.
(b) Silas Lapham was a colonel in the Civil War.
(c) Silas Lapham was a colonel in the Revolutionary War.
(d) Silas Lapham reminds her of her father, an army colonel.

5. What kind of business does Silas Lapham buy before his paint business takes off?
(a) A bank.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A saloon.
(d) A restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Irene Lapham receives a newspaper clipping from Texas, who does she think has sent it to her?

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

3. Where are the Laphams traveling when they meet another Boston family, the rich and fashionable Coreys?

4. What do the Lapham sisters make fun of when discussing Tom Corey at the end of Chapter Four?

5. In Chapter Four, with whom does Silas Lapham sit in the frame of a bay window at the construction site of the family's new Beacon Street house?

(see the answer key)

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