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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Twelve, what do the Corey sisters bring back from their summer vacation?
(a) Studies of kelp & toadstools, rocks & rotten logs.
(b) A new housemaid.
(c) New wardrobes.
(d) Cases of the measles.

2. Which of the following statements does not describe the decision Silas Lapham comes to regarding the potential buyers of the mills?
(a) He would be as bad as Rogers if he sold to them.
(b) He can't sell to them without telling them about the G.L.P.
(c) He will not tell them about the G.L.P.
(d) They won't want to buy if he does tell them about the G.L.P.

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

4. What collateral of Milton Rogers's is Silas Lapham going to sell for what they will fetch in the market?
(a) Rogers's house in the country.
(b) Rogers's diamond ring.
(c) Rogers's stocks and his mills.
(d) Rogers's gold watch.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sisters does Tom Corey have?

2. Who defends Milton Rogers to Silas Lapham and refuses to believe Rogers is the swindler he seems to be?

3. From where do the Corey women return at the beginning of Chapter Twelve?

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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