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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which member of the Corey family is ill when they first meet the Laphams?
(a) Nanny Corey.
(b) Anna Corey.
(c) Tom Corey.
(d) Bromfield Corey.

2. Where are the Laphams traveling when they meet another Boston family, the rich and fashionable Coreys?
(a) Paris.
(b) Canada.
(c) Mexico.
(d) London.

3. What newspaper has sent reporter Bartley Hubard to interview Silas Lapham in Chapter One?
(a) The Events.
(b) The Chronicle.
(c) The Wall Street Journal.
(d) The Globe.

4. After giving Tom Corey a history of the paint, where does Silas Lapham suggest the young man come to finish their business talk?
(a) New York.
(b) The Lapham cottage in Nantasket.
(c) A restaurant in downtown Boston.
(d) Bar Harbor.

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. While conversing with his mother in Chapter Eight, what does Tom Corey tell his mother about Penelope Lapham?

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

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

4. What do the Lapham sisters make fun of when discussing Tom Corey at the end of Chapter Four?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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