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

2. 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 patronized a charity.
(b) She has never given a dinner.
(c) She has never bought a real diamond necklace.
(d) She has never attended the opera.

3. When Irene refuses to join Tom Corey and her family for tea in Chapter Six, what is her mother's reaction?
(a) Persis slaps Irene.
(b) Persis insists that Irene join everyone in the parlor later.
(c) Persis forces Irene to join everyone for tea regardless.
(d) Persis locks Irene in her room.

4. Why does Bromfield Corey think rich girls would offer his son a greater chance at a quiet life than poor girls?
(a) They would understand his background and his family.
(b) They know art and music and culture, things Tom likes.
(c) They've had everything & wouldn't be ambitious or uneasy.
(d) They would have more in common with him.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Anna Corey describe Penelope Lapham to Bromfield Corey?

3. What does Tom Corey overhear Silas Lapham advising his pretty typist to do?

4. When Anna Corey visits the Laphams in Chapter Twelve, how does Mrs. Lapham feel about the visit?

5. When Tom Corey approaches Silas Lapham about joining his business, how does Lapham try to treat young Corey?

(see the answer key)

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