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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. Which member of the Lapham family has been reading the novel Tom Corey sees on the Lapham parlor table?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Irene.
(c) Silas.
(d) Persis.

2. Which member of the Corey family does Silas Lapham tell Persis he wants to meet?
(a) Nanny.
(b) Bromfield, Tom's father.
(c) Anna.
(d) Susan.

3. When Irene Lapham receives a newspaper clipping from Texas, who does she think has sent it to her?
(a) Tom Corey.
(b) Kyle Rohden.
(c) Teddy Lindner.
(d) Anna Corey.

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

5. How does Anna Corey describe Penelope Lapham to Bromfield Corey?
(a) Pretty and sweet.
(b) Very shy and timid.
(c) Rude and disgusting.
(d) Sly and completely disagreeable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Anna Corey's reaction when her husband Bromfield tells her their son has decided to join Silas Lapham's paint business?

2. What does Nanny Corey think the novel discussed at her family's dinner party should have been called?

3. In Chapter Nine, who suggests inviting the Laphams to dinner?

4. In Chapter Three, who do Silas and Persis Lapham run into while visiting the construction site of their new home?

5. While conversing with his mother in Chapter Eight, what does Tom Corey tell his mother about Penelope Lapham?

(see the answer key)

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