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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XXI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Tom Corey comes to the Lapham home for a second visit in Chapter Eleven, about whom does he ask Irene?
(a) Silas.
(b) Mr. Sewell.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Persis.

2. 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?
(a) Mr. Sewell.
(b) His wife.
(c) His daughters.
(d) Bromfield Corey.

3. From where do the Corey women return at the beginning of Chapter Twelve?
(a) Bar Harbor.
(b) Portsmouth.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Toronto.

4. Who does Persis Lapham say was never equal to Tom Corey?
(a) Silas Lapham.
(b) Irene.
(c) Charles Bellingham.
(d) Penelope.

5. What is unusual in the eyes of the Coreys about the beverages the Coreys drink with dinner?
(a) They drink buttermilk.
(b) They drink ice water instead of tea, coffee, or wine.
(c) They drink lemonade.
(d) They drink moonshine whiskey.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What business idea does Tom Corey propose to Silas Lapham that meets with Lapham's approval?

3. Which member of the Lapham family refuses to attend the Coreys' dinner party?

4. Who drinks too much at the Coreys' dinner party and begins to brag as a result?

5. What novel do the guests at the Coreys' dinner party discuss?

(see the answer key)

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