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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. What physical ailment has Irene developed in Chapter Six?
(a) A cold.
(b) A broken arm.
(c) Indigestion.
(d) A headache.

2. What does Anna Corey think of her son going into Lapham's mineral paint business?
(a) She thinks his father should do the same.
(b) She supports the idea.
(c) She finds the idea distasteful.
(d) She prefers he start his own company.

3. How many sisters does Tom Corey have?
(a) None.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

4. Why does Persis send a note to her husband in Chapter Seventeen asking him to meet her early in the afternoon?
(a) She wants to ask him to give Rogers another loan.
(b) She wants to confront him about Zerilla.
(c) She wants to tell him of Tom Corey's love for Penelope.
(d) She wants to ask for a divorce.

5. What is the result of Milton Rogers's deadline for bringing the potential buyers of the mills to Silas Lapham's office?
(a) Milton skips town and can't be located.
(b) Milton brings the buyers and they buy the mills.
(c) Milton does not produce the English men.
(d) Milton brings the buyers but they decide not to buy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anna Corey think of the Lapham family borrowing books from the public library?

2. What is unusual in the eyes of the Coreys about the beverages the Coreys drink with dinner?

3. At the beginning of Chapter Twenty Four, who tells Tom Corey how bad Silas Lapham's business troubles are?

4. Which member of the Lapham family has been reading the novel Tom Corey sees on the Lapham parlor table?

5. Who does Tom Corey tell Penelope he loves?

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