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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many sisters does Tom Corey have?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

3. When Anna Corey visits the Laphams in Chapter Twelve, how does Mrs. Lapham feel about the visit?
(a) Nervous and uncomfortable and afraid of Mrs. Corey.
(b) That it can't end soon enough because she hates Anna.
(c) Convinced it means the Coreys approve of Irene.
(d) Pleased Mrs. Corey finally recognizes her.

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

5. What does Silas Lapham accuse Milton Rogers of being?
(a) A thief.
(b) A sinner.
(c) A murderer.
(d) A fraud.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Tom Corey approaches Silas Lapham about joining his business, how does Lapham try to treat young Corey?

2. When Irene refuses to join Tom Corey and her family for tea in Chapter Six, what is her mother's reaction?

3. Which member of the Lapham family has been reading the novel Tom Corey sees on the Lapham parlor table?

4. With what keen sense does Nanny Corey read novels?

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

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