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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Persis Lapham call her husband the Colonel?
(a) Silas Lapham reminds her of her father, an army colonel.
(b) Silas Lapham is rigid and disciplined like an army officer.
(c) Silas Lapham was a colonel in the Civil War.
(d) Silas Lapham was a colonel in the Revolutionary War.

2. In Chapter Three, who do Silas and Persis Lapham run into while visiting the construction site of their new home?
(a) Mr. Sewell.
(b) Milton Rogers, Lapham's former partner.
(c) Bromfield Corey.
(d) Persis Lapham's aged mother.

3. Where does Tom Corey visit his mother and sisters in Chapter Six?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Florida.
(c) Cape Cod.
(d) Bar Harbour.

4. Which of the following statements accurately describes the financial situation of the Lapham family and the Corey family?
(a) The Coreys have a lot more money than the Laphams.
(b) The Laphams have a little more money than the Coreys.
(c) Both families have an equal amount of money.
(d) The Laphams have a lot more money than the Coreys.

5. Silas Lapham believes Tom Corey's sole interest is the mineral paint business, but what does Persis Lapham believe has also captured Tom's interest?
(a) Silas Lapham's work ethic.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Irene.
(d) The Lapham family's hospitality.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements does not describe Irene Lapham?

2. What does Silas Lapham send Bartley Hubbard's wife as a present at the end of Chapter One?

3. In what series of articles is the newspaper going to feature an article on Silas Lapham?

4. Who first discovers Silas Lapham's paint mine?

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

(see the answer key)

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