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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XXVI and XXVII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Persis Lapham find crying in Chapter Seventeen?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Tom Corey.
(c) Irene.
(d) Nanny Corey.

2. Who does Silas Lapham credit for his Christian upbringing?
(a) His older sister.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

3. Who drinks too much at the Coreys' dinner party and begins to brag as a result?
(a) Charles Bellingham.
(b) Miss Kingsbury.
(c) Silas Lapham.
(d) Irene Lapham.

4. In Chapter Five, what business does Tom Corey tell his father he wants to go into?
(a) Law.
(b) Real estate.
(c) Banking.
(d) Lapham's mineral paint business.

5. When Milton Rogers comes to visit Silas Lapham at the office in Chapter Twenty One and says he thought the railroad would pay a fair price for the mills, what does Lapham accuse Rogers of doing?
(a) Trying to marry Irene.
(b) Trying to ru in his business.
(c) Lying.
(d) Trying to steal Persis from him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bromfield Corey visit Silas Lapham in Chapter Eleven?

2. What has the competition found that allows them to undersell Silas Lapham?

3. How long has the Lapham family lived in their Boston home?

4. Why do Persis and Silas Lapham begin to feel glad their daughter is not engaged to Tom Corey?

5. Why does Bromfield Corey think rich girls would offer his son a greater chance at a quiet life than poor girls?

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