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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tom Corey tell his father in Chapter Eleven that Mrs. Lapham has never done, a fact the Coreys find unusual given the Lapham wealth?
(a) She has never attended the opera.
(b) She has never patronized a charity.
(c) She has never bought a real diamond necklace.
(d) She has never given a dinner.

2. Which of the following statements does not appear in the description of Silas Lapham that Bartley Hubbard writes for his newspaper article?
(a) His nose is short and straight.
(b) He is bald and walks with a cane.
(c) He is of medium height.
(d) He has a square, bold chin and a short, reddish-gray beard.

3. Which relative has Tom Corey consulted in addition to his father about the merits of joining Lapham's mineral paint business?
(a) His sister nanny.
(b) His maternal grandmother.
(c) His paternal grandfather.
(d) His maternal Uncle Jim.

4. What business idea does Tom Corey propose to Silas Lapham that meets with Lapham's approval?
(a) Taking the paint to foreign countries like Mexico.
(b) Lowering the price on his products.
(c) Increasing the company's advertising.
(d) Adding a cheaper line of paint.

5. Why does Persis Lapham call her husband the Colonel?
(a) Silas Lapham is rigid and disciplined like an army officer.
(b) Silas Lapham reminds her of her father, an army colonel.
(c) Silas Lapham was a colonel in the Civil War.
(d) Silas Lapham was a colonel in the Revolutionary War.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To how much does Persis Lapham limit her husband's spending on their new home?

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

4. Why does Anna Corey think Tom's marriage to Irene Lapham would be worse than his joining the Lapham paint business?

5. Which of the following statements accurately describes the financial situation of the Lapham family and the Corey family?

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