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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. What kind of gambling does Silas Lapham tell his wife he has been doing in Chapter Ten?
(a) Betting on horses.
(b) Playing the stock market.
(c) Playing roulette.
(d) Playing poker.

2. When Anna Corey visits the Laphams in Chapter Twelve, how does Mrs. Lapham feel about the visit?
(a) That it can't end soon enough because she hates Anna.
(b) Convinced it means the Coreys approve of Irene.
(c) Pleased Mrs. Corey finally recognizes her.
(d) Nervous and uncomfortable and afraid of Mrs. Corey.

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

4. With what does Persis Lapham worry Irene will wear herself out?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Exercise.
(c) Work.
(d) Grief.

5. In Chapter Nine, while Tom Corey discusses Middlemarch with her, with what does Irene seem engrossed?
(a) Trapping a pine shaving with the point of her parasol.
(b) Dusting a windowsill with her gloved fingers.
(c) Embroidering a cushion.
(d) Her new silk gown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom Corey tell his father in Chapter Eleven that Mrs. Lapham has never done, a fact the Coreys find unusual given the Lapham wealth?

2. Which of the following statements is not something Tom Corey is told about Lapham's paint business in Chapter Twenty One?

3. Who refers to Silas Lapham as General Lapham instead of by his true title of Colonel Lapham?

4. What novel do the guests at the Coreys' dinner party discuss?

5. Who does Tom Corey tell Penelope he loves?

(see the answer key)

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