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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. For whom does Silas Lapham name his top brand of paint?
(a) His mother, Marie.
(b) His wife, Persis.
(c) His daughter, Irene.
(d) His daughter, Penelope.

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

3. Which of the following statements does not describe Penelope's opinion of the novel she and Tom Corey discuss?
(a) The heroine shouldn't let another girl have her beloved.
(b) The characters in the book behave sensibly.
(c) She wonders why novel characters don't act reasonably.
(d) The heroine sacrifices her happiness and the hero's.

4. To where does Persis Lapham take Irene at the beginning of Chapter Twenty?
(a) Paris.
(b) Rome.
(c) The family farm in Vermont.
(d) London.

5. What does Persis Lapham find in Chapter Twenty Two when her husband drops it on the floor?
(a) A suicide note.
(b) A note with "Mrs. M" and some figures written on it.
(c) His will.
(d) A love note from Zerilla Dewey.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many sisters does Tom Corey have?

2. How many daughters do Silas and Persis Lapham have?

3. Who defends Milton Rogers to Silas Lapham and refuses to believe Rogers is the swindler he seems to be?

4. Which of the following statements is not a way Tom Corey describes the Lapham girls to his mother?

5. Why does Silas Lapham stay home the day after Bromfield Corey's visit in Chapter Eleven?

(see the answer key)

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