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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XVI, XVII and XVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who saves Lapham's life during the Civil War by taking a bullet meant for Lapham?
(a) Jim Millon.
(b) Milton Rogers.
(c) Bromfield Corey.
(d) Persis Lapham's father, George.

2. In Chapter Twelve, what do the Corey sisters bring back from their summer vacation?
(a) A new housemaid.
(b) Cases of the measles.
(c) New wardrobes.
(d) Studies of kelp & toadstools, rocks & rotten logs.

3. How long has the Lapham family lived in their Boston home?
(a) Twenty five years.
(b) Twelve years.
(c) One week.
(d) One month.

4. What business does Persis Lapham tell her husband she thinks Tom Corey will never go into?
(a) Real estate.
(b) The mineral paint business.
(c) Journalism.
(d) Medicine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Nine, who suggests inviting the Laphams to dinner?

2. Who first discovers Silas Lapham's paint mine?

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

4. How many daughters do Silas and Persis Lapham have?

5. When Tom Corey comes to the Lapham home for a second visit in Chapter Eleven, about whom does he ask Irene?

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