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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who defends Milton Rogers to Silas Lapham and refuses to believe Rogers is the swindler he seems to be?
(a) Bromfield Corey.
(b) Persis.
(c) Irene.
(d) Tom Corey.

2. Who meets the boat with a carriage and driver to take Silas Lapham and Tom Corey home?
(a) Mr. Sewell.
(b) Penelope Lapham.
(c) Irene Lapham.
(d) Persis Lapham.

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

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

5. Who does Milton Rogers claim might want to buy the mills?
(a) A Frenchman.
(b) The Coreys.
(c) Some English investors.
(d) An Italian.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What business idea does Tom Corey first propose to Silas Lapham in Chapter Six?

4. What architect is building the Laphams new house?

5. What does Anna Corey think of her son going into Lapham's mineral paint business?

(see the answer key)

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