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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XIV and XV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Anna Corey think of the Lapham family borrowing books from the public library?
(a) That it shows how frugal they are.
(b) That it shows their ignorance of literature.
(c) That it shows theit interest in literature.
(d) That it makes them common.

2. When Irene refuses to join Tom Corey and her family for tea in Chapter Six, what is her mother's reaction?
(a) Persis slaps Irene.
(b) Persis locks Irene in her room.
(c) Persis insists that Irene join everyone in the parlor later.
(d) Persis forces Irene to join everyone for tea regardless.

3. Which relative has Tom Corey consulted in addition to his father about the merits of joining Lapham's mineral paint business?
(a) His maternal grandmother.
(b) His paternal grandfather.
(c) His sister nanny.
(d) His maternal Uncle Jim.

4. In Chapter Two, who sends Persis Lapham a lithographed circular soliciting for donations to a charity?
(a) Anna Corey.
(b) The governor's wife.
(c) Her daughter's teacher.
(d) Mr. Sewell.

5. What does Tom Corey tell his father in Chapter Eleven that Mrs. Lapham has never done, a fact the Coreys find unusual given the Lapham wealth?
(a) She has never patronized a charity.
(b) She has never given a dinner.
(c) She has never bought a real diamond necklace.
(d) She has never attended the opera.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what street is the Lapham family's Boston home located?

2. What does Nanny Corey think the novel discussed at her family's dinner party should have been called?

3. Why does Persis Lapham call her husband the Colonel?

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

5. Why do the Laphams come to believe their home in Boston is in an unfashionable neighborhood?

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