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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what series of articles is the newspaper going to feature an article on Silas Lapham?
(a) The Rich Men of New York series.
(b) The Business Men of Vermont series.
(c) The Paint Sellers of America series.
(d) The Solid Men of Boston series.

2. On what street is the Lapham family's Boston home located?
(a) Main Street.
(b) Nankeen Square.
(c) Rodeo Drive.
(d) Fifth Avenue.

3. Who first discovers Silas Lapham's paint mine?
(a) Silas Lapham's father.
(b) Persis Lapham.
(c) Silas Lapham's brother, Willard.
(d) Silas Lapham.

4. Whose death brings sorrow to the early years of the Lapham marriage?
(a) Silas Lapham's mother.
(b) Silas Lapham's father.
(c) The Laphams' son.
(d) Persis Lapham's mother.

5. Which of the following statements is not a way Tom Corey describes Silas Lapham to his father?
(a) He's simple-hearted and wholesome.
(b) He brags about being able to spend money.
(c) His range of ideas is limited.
(d) He is intelligent and articulate.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many daughters do Silas and Persis Lapham have?

2. How long has the Lapham family lived in their Boston home?

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

4. Who does Silas Lapham credit for his Christian upbringing?

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

(see the answer key)

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