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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 Anna Corey think Tom's marriage to Irene Lapham would be worse than his joining the Lapham paint business?
(a) Irene is not pretty.
(b) Silas Lapham would be his father-in-law.
(c) Persis Lapham would be his mother-in-law.
(d) Irene is dull.

2. Which member of the Lapham family is left alone with Tom Corey when he visits the site of their new Beacon Street house in Chapter Four?
(a) Irene.
(b) Persis.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Silas.

3. In what city does the novel open?
(a) New York.
(b) Boston.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Paris.

4. Which member of the Lapham family has been reading the novel Tom Corey sees on the Lapham parlor table?
(a) Silas.
(b) Persis.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Irene.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After giving Tom Corey a history of the paint, where does Silas Lapham suggest the young man come to finish their business talk?

2. Which of the following statements does not appear in the description of Silas Lapham that Bartley Hubbard writes for his newspaper article?

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

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

5. When Tom Corey approaches Silas Lapham about joining his business, how does Lapham try to treat young Corey?

(see the answer key)

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