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

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

3. What does Silas Lapham send Bartley Hubbard's wife as a present at the end of Chapter One?
(a) A bouquet of red roses.
(b) A new horse.
(c) Jars of his Persis Brand paint.
(d) A bottle of French perfume.

4. Which of the following statements does not appear in the description of Silas Lapham that Bartley Hubbard writes for his newspaper article?
(a) He is of medium height.
(b) He has a square, bold chin and a short, reddish-gray beard.
(c) He is bald and walks with a cane.
(d) His nose is short and straight.

5. In what city does the novel open?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) New York.
(c) Boston.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what street is the Lapham family's Boston home located?

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

3. Where does Silas Lapham decide to build a new more fashionable home?

4. What do the Lapham sisters think their father does too much when Tom Corey visits the site of their new house in Chapter Four and receives a tour of the Beacon Street house from Silas?

5. Why do the Laphams come to believe their home in Boston is in an unfashionable neighborhood?

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