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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 is unusual in the eyes of the Coreys about the beverages the Coreys drink with dinner?
(a) They drink lemonade.
(b) They drink ice water instead of tea, coffee, or wine.
(c) They drink moonshine whiskey.
(d) They drink buttermilk.

2. Which guest at the Coreys' dinner party thinks novels are "psychical suicide" and give too much importance to love, love-making, and marriage?
(a) Miss Kingsbury.
(b) Mr. Sewell, the minister.
(c) Charles Bellingham.
(d) Silas Lapham.

3. Why does Bromfield not think Tom will stick with the paint business long?
(a) Tom is allergic to paint.
(b) Silas Lapham will likely be displeased with Tom's work.
(c) Tom tends to lose interest in things after a short while.
(d) Silas Lapham will likely get on Tom's nerves.

4. To where does Silas Lapham want to take Bromfield Corey for a fish dinner?
(a) Tafts.
(b) His Vermont farm.
(c) His home in Nankeen Square.
(d) A French restaurant in Manhattan.

5. How long has the Lapham family lived in their Boston home?
(a) One month.
(b) Twenty five years.
(c) One week.
(d) Twelve years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anna Corey mean when she says there is no need for Tom to earn a living either through work or marriage?

2. Why does Anna Corey think Tom's marriage to Irene Lapham would be worse than his joining the Lapham paint business?

3. What does Tom Corey overhear Silas Lapham advising his pretty typist to do?

4. In Chapter Three, who do Silas and Persis Lapham run into while visiting the construction site of their new home?

5. What novel do the guests at the Coreys' dinner party discuss?

(see the answer key)

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