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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. Who meets the boat with a carriage and driver to take Silas Lapham and Tom Corey home?
(a) Irene Lapham.
(b) Persis Lapham.
(c) Penelope Lapham.
(d) Mr. Sewell.

2. Silas Lapham believes Tom Corey's sole interest is the mineral paint business, but what does Persis Lapham believe has also captured Tom's interest?
(a) Irene.
(b) Silas Lapham's work ethic.
(c) The Lapham family's hospitality.
(d) Penelope.

3. In Chapter Four, with whom does Silas Lapham sit in the frame of a bay window at the construction site of the family's new Beacon Street house?
(a) His daughters.
(b) Bromfield Corey.
(c) His wife.
(d) Mr. Sewell.

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?
(a) Drinks.
(b) Brags.
(c) Eats.
(d) Talks.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Silas Lapham born?

3. What kind of business does Silas Lapham buy before his paint business takes off?

4. In Chapter Five, what business does Tom Corey tell his father he wants to go into?

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

(see the answer key)

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