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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VI and VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Tom Corey visit his mother and sisters in Chapter Six?
(a) Florida.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Bar Harbour.
(d) Cape Cod.

2. Where are the Laphams traveling when they meet another Boston family, the rich and fashionable Coreys?
(a) Mexico.
(b) London.
(c) Canada.
(d) Paris.

3. Who meets the boat with a carriage and driver to take Silas Lapham and Tom Corey home?
(a) Mr. Sewell.
(b) Persis Lapham.
(c) Irene Lapham.
(d) Penelope Lapham.

4. Which member of the Corey family is ill when they first meet the Laphams?
(a) Bromfield Corey.
(b) Anna Corey.
(c) Tom Corey.
(d) Nanny Corey.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. After giving Tom Corey a history of the paint, where does Silas Lapham suggest the young man come to finish their business talk?

4. Where was Silas Lapham born?

5. In what series of articles is the newspaper going to feature an article on Silas Lapham?

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