1. When Milton Rogers comes to visit Silas Lapham at the office in Chapter Twenty One and says he thought the railroad would pay a fair price for the mills, what does Lapham accuse Rogers of doing?
(a) Trying to marry Irene.
(b) Lying.
(c) Trying to steal Persis from him.
(d) Trying to ru in his business.

2. Who tells Tom Corey of Silas Lapham's potential financial ruin?
(a) Persis Lapham.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Walker, Lapham's bookkeeper.
(d) Zeirlla Dewey.

3. What architect is building the Laphams new house?
(a) Crandall.
(b) Seymour.
(c) Wright.
(d) Johnson.

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

5. Which of the following statements is not something Tom Corey is told about Lapham's paint business in Chapter Twenty One?
(a) Other paint companies are decreasing production.
(b) No wages have ever been cut before at Lapham's.
(c) The fire's never been out in the works.
(d) It is prospering.

Short Answer Questions

1. Silas Lapham believes Tom Corey's sole interest is the mineral paint business, but what does Persis Lapham believe has also captured Tom's interest?

2. How many sisters does Tom Corey have?

3. What might Silas Lapham have to sell because of the financial trouble he is into with Rogers?

4. How long does Silas Lapham give Milton Rogers to produce the parties who Rogers claims want to buy the mills?

5. Where does Tom Corey visit his mother and sisters in Chapter Six?

(see the answer key)

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