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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VI and VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter Five, what business does Tom Corey tell his father he wants to go into?
(a) Banking.
(b) Lapham's mineral paint business.
(c) Law.
(d) Real estate.

3. Why do the Laphams come to believe their home in Boston is in an unfashionable neighborhood?
(a) Their daughters decree that it is.
(b) The fashionable Anna Corey implies that it is.
(c) A fashion magazine tells them it is.
(d) A newspaper article states that it is.

4. When Tom Corey approaches Silas Lapham about joining his business, how does Lapham try to treat young Corey?
(a) Like a good friend.
(b) Like a future son-in-law.
(c) Like a son.
(d) Like just another worker seeking employment.

5. 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 bald and walks with a cane.
(b) He has a square, bold chin and a short, reddish-gray beard.
(c) His nose is short and straight.
(d) He is of medium height.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does the novel open?

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

3. How long has the Lapham family lived in their Boston home?

4. After giving Tom Corey a history of the paint, where does Silas Lapham suggest the young man come to finish their business talk?

5. What business does Persis Lapham tell her husband she thinks Tom Corey will never go into?

(see the answer key)

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