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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 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.

2. Which member of the Corey family does Silas Lapham tell Persis he wants to meet?
(a) Bromfield, Tom's father.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Susan.
(d) Anna.

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

4. Which of the following statements is not a way Tom Corey describes Silas Lapham to his father?
(a) He's simple-hearted and wholesome.
(b) He brags about being able to spend money.
(c) He is intelligent and articulate.
(d) His range of ideas is limited.

5. Which of the following statements does not describe Irene Lapham?
(a) She prefers housekeeping to studying.
(b) She is an intellectual with a college degree.
(c) She spends her leisure time shopping
(d) She is beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Persis Lapham call her husband the Colonel?

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

3. Who meets the boat with a carriage and driver to take Silas Lapham and Tom Corey home?

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

5. Why does Anna Corey think Tom's marriage to Irene Lapham would be worse than his joining the Lapham paint business?

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