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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Irene Lapham receives a newspaper clipping from Texas, who does she think has sent it to her?
(a) Tom Corey.
(b) Anna Corey.
(c) Teddy Lindner.
(d) Kyle Rohden.

2. Which of the following statements does not appear in the description of Silas Lapham that Bartley Hubbard writes for his newspaper article?
(a) He is bald and walks with a cane.
(b) He has a square, bold chin and a short, reddish-gray beard.
(c) His nose is short and straight.
(d) He is of medium height.

3. Why do the Laphams come to believe their home in Boston is in an unfashionable neighborhood?
(a) A newspaper article states that it is.
(b) A fashion magazine tells them it is.
(c) Their daughters decree that it is.
(d) The fashionable Anna Corey implies that it is.

4. What do the Lapham sisters make fun of when discussing Tom Corey at the end of Chapter Four?
(a) Tom's hair and nose.
(b) Tom's short stature.
(c) Tom's freckles.
(d) Tom's big feet.

5. What does Persis Lapham do for a living before she marries Silas?
(a) She raises thoroughbred horses.
(b) She teaches school.
(c) She runs a restaurant.
(d) She owns a cattle ranch.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which relative has Tom Corey consulted in addition to his father about the merits of joining Lapham's mineral paint business?

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

5. Why does Bromfield not think Tom will stick with the paint business long?

(see the answer key)

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