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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IV and V.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Silas.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Persis.
(d) Irene.

2. Where was Silas Lapham born?
(a) On a boat on the Mississippi River.
(b) In a Philadelphia slum.
(c) In New Orleans.
(d) On a farm in Vermont.

3. What kind of business does Silas Lapham buy before his paint business takes off?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A saloon.
(d) A bank.

4. How old is Silas Lapham in Chapter One?
(a) Eighty.
(b) Fifty-five.
(c) Twenty-two.
(d) Forty.

5. In what series of articles is the newspaper going to feature an article on Silas Lapham?
(a) The Paint Sellers of America series.
(b) The Solid Men of Boston series.
(c) The Business Men of Vermont series.
(d) The Rich Men of New York series.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements does not describe Irene Lapham's appearance?

2. What newspaper has sent reporter Bartley Hubard to interview Silas Lapham in Chapter One?

3. Who does Silas Lapham credit for his Christian upbringing?

4. When Irene Lapham receives a newspaper clipping from Texas, who does she think has sent it to her?

5. Which of the following statements is not a way Tom Corey describes Silas Lapham to his father?

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