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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. On what street is the Lapham family's Boston home located?
(a) Nankeen Square.
(b) Fifth Avenue.
(c) Main Street.
(d) Rodeo Drive.

2. Where was Silas Lapham born?
(a) In a Philadelphia slum.
(b) On a farm in Vermont.
(c) In New Orleans.
(d) On a boat on the Mississippi River.

3. 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) Silas Lapham would be his father-in-law.
(c) Irene is dull.
(d) Irene is not pretty.

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

5. How long has the Lapham family lived in their Boston home?
(a) Twenty five years.
(b) One month.
(c) One week.
(d) Twelve years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Nine, while Tom Corey discusses Middlemarch with her, with what does Irene seem engrossed?

2. When Irene refuses to join Tom Corey and her family for tea in Chapter Six, what is her mother's reaction?

3. To how much does Persis Lapham limit her husband's spending on their new home?

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

5. What does Anna Corey wish her son had done instead of join Silas Lapham's paint business?

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