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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While conversing with his mother in Chapter Eight, what does Tom Corey tell his mother about Penelope Lapham?
(a) That she's smart.
(b) That she's humorous.
(c) That she's pretty.
(d) That she's fashionable.

2. What does Anna Corey wish her son had done instead of join Silas Lapham's paint business?
(a) Get married.
(b) Join the army.
(c) Take a European tour like Bromfield did in his youth.
(d) Write a novel.

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 is wealthy and can live off his wealth.
(b) He is a thief and can steal what he needs to live on.
(c) He can live in a commune where money has no value.
(d) He has won the Massachusetts Lottery.

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

5. In Chapter Nine, who thinks the Lapham family is below the Corey family?
(a) Tom Corey.
(b) Irene Lapham.
(c) Silas Lapham.
(d) Bromfield Corey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Silas Lapham tell Persis he doesn't like about Tom Corey?

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

3. In Chapter Nine, what is Silas Lapham fond of letting the public know?

4. What do Irene Lapham and Tom Corey talk about all evening when Tom visits the Lapham home in Chapter Eleven?

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

(see the answer key)

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