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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. What physical ailment has Irene developed in Chapter Six?
(a) Indigestion.
(b) A cold.
(c) A broken arm.
(d) A headache.

2. 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.

3. What does Anna Corey mean when she says there is no need for Tom to earn a living either through work or marriage?
(a) He has won the Massachusetts Lottery.
(b) He is wealthy and can live off his wealth.
(c) He can live in a commune where money has no value.
(d) He is a thief and can steal what he needs to live on.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which member of the Lapham family has been reading the novel Tom Corey sees on the Lapham parlor table?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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