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

2. In Chapter Nine, what is Silas Lapham fond of letting the public know?
(a) That a member of the Corey family works for him.
(b) That his paint is a bestseller.
(c) That he is rich.
(d) That his wife was once a teacher.

3. What does Tom Corey overhear Silas Lapham advising his pretty typist to do?
(a) Move to a new part of town.
(b) Get a new job.
(c) Get a divorce.
(d) Try his family doctor for her insomnia.

4. Which relative has Tom Corey consulted in addition to his father about the merits of joining Lapham's mineral paint business?
(a) His sister nanny.
(b) His maternal Uncle Jim.
(c) His maternal grandmother.
(d) His paternal grandfather.

5. 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) Mr. Sewell.
(b) His wife.
(c) His daughters.
(d) Bromfield Corey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tom Corey visit his mother and sisters in Chapter Six?

2. Why does Persis Lapham discourage her husband from bringing Tom Corey home with him?

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

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

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

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