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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Silas Lapham decide to shut down in Chapter Twenty Three?
2. What subject does Persis urgently need to discuss with Silas in Chapter Eighteen?
3. Who drinks too much at the Coreys' dinner party and begins to brag as a result?
4. Which member of the Lapham family refuses to attend the Coreys' dinner party?
5. How long does Silas Lapham travel out west at the beginning of Chapter Twenty One?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Silas Lapham's interactions with Zerrilla Dewey and her mother, Moll Millon, in Chapter Twenty Three.
2. What business proposal does Silas Lapham discuss with James Bellingham in Chapter Twenty Five, and what counter suggestion does Bellingham make?
3. What opinion does Penelope Lapham give Tom Corey about the novel Tears, Idle Tears?
4. Describe Silas Lapham's financial status at the end of Chapter Twenty One and how it compares to his financial status at the beginning of the novel?
5. What strategies does Silas Lapham consider in Chapter Twenty Three for easing his financial woes?
6. What opinion does Persis Lapham cling to about Milton Rogers despite being presented with evidence to the contrary, and what does this indicate about her character?
7. Who is Mr. Sewell and what does he suggest that Silas and Persis Lapham do about the situation between their daughters and Tom Corey?
8. What is written on the scrap of paper Persis Lapham retrieves when her husband drops it and what is Silas Lapham's explanation for the paper?
9. How do the Laphams react to the dinner invitation from the aristocratic Coreys?
10. What opinion does Anna Corey form of Penelope Lapham during her visit with Persis and Penelope?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the Lapham and Corey families. What values does each family have? What leisure activities does each family prefer? What does each family think about the other? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the characters of Persis Lapham, Anna Corey, and Moll Millon. Include a discussion of their role as mothers and their influence on their children's lives. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the concept of social class in The Rise of Silas Lapham. Give examples of how at least three of the following characters exhibit typical or atypical behavior for their social class in the era in which the novel is set: Silas Lapham, Persis Lapham, Anna Corey, Nanny Corey, Tom Corey, Penelope Lapham, Zerrilla Dewey, Moll Millon, and Milton Rogers. What do you think William Dean Howells is trying to say about social class in the Gilded Age through these characters? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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