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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XXII and XXIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Twenty Three, why does Silas Lapham wish his daughter would marry Tom Corey?
(a) So the Coreys would help him financially.
(b) So someone in the family would be happy again.
(c) So Tom Corey could provide for her.
(d) So she would quit being so depressed.

2. What note does Penelope send to Tom Corey at the beginning of Chapter Twenty Two?
(a) A note declaring her love for him.
(b) A note begging him to elope with her.
(c) A note telling him to not come see her any more.
(d) A note begging him to court her sister instead.

3. With whom does Silas Lapham suggest he and his wife discuss the matter of Tom Corey's relationship with their daughters?
(a) Mr. Sewell.
(b) Bromfield Corey.
(c) Anna Corey.
(d) Milton Rogers.

4. Where does Bromfield Corey visit Silas Lapham in Chapter Eleven?
(a) At Lapham's office.
(b) At the construction site of Lapham's Beacon Street home.
(c) At Lapham's Vermont farm.
(d) At the Taft seafood restaurant.

5. How many daughters do Silas and Persis Lapham have?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. On what street do the Coreys live?

4. What does Silas Lapham wear to the Corey dinner that no other man there wears?

5. Who does Milton Rogers claim might want to buy the mills?

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