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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IX and X.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Two, who sends Persis Lapham a lithographed circular soliciting for donations to a charity?
(a) Her daughter's teacher.
(b) Mr. Sewell.
(c) The governor's wife.
(d) Anna Corey.

2. After giving Tom Corey a history of the paint, where does Silas Lapham suggest the young man come to finish their business talk?
(a) Bar Harbor.
(b) The Lapham cottage in Nantasket.
(c) A restaurant in downtown Boston.
(d) New York.

3. To how much does Persis Lapham limit her husband's spending on their new home?
(a) Fifty thousand dollars.
(b) One million dollars.
(c) One hundred thousand dollars.
(d) Ten thousand dollars.

4. Why does Anna Corey think Tom's marriage to Irene Lapham would be worse than his joining the Lapham paint business?
(a) Persis Lapham would be his mother-in-law.
(b) Irene is dull.
(c) Silas Lapham would be his father-in-law.
(d) Irene is not pretty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the Laphams traveling when they meet another Boston family, the rich and fashionable Coreys?

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

3. What physical ailment has Irene developed in Chapter Six?

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

5. When Tom Corey approaches Silas Lapham about joining his business, how does Lapham try to treat young Corey?

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