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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What business idea does Tom Corey propose to Silas Lapham that meets with Lapham's approval?
(a) Taking the paint to foreign countries like Mexico.
(b) Lowering the price on his products.
(c) Increasing the company's advertising.
(d) Adding a cheaper line of paint.

2. At the beginning of Chapter Eleven, who does Tom Corey suggest his father meet?
(a) Mr. Sewell.
(b) Penelope Lapham.
(c) Silas Lapham.
(d) Irene Lapham.

3. To whom does Silas Lapham loan money in Chapter Ten?
(a) Tom Corey.
(b) Mr. Sewell.
(c) Bromfield Corey.
(d) Milton Rogers.

4. Why does Bromfield Corey think rich girls would offer his son a greater chance at a quiet life than poor girls?
(a) They would have more in common with him.
(b) They've had everything & wouldn't be ambitious or uneasy.
(c) They would understand his background and his family.
(d) They know art and music and culture, things Tom likes.

5. To how much does Persis Lapham limit her husband's spending on their new home?
(a) One million dollars.
(b) One hundred thousand dollars.
(c) Ten thousand dollars.
(d) Fifty thousand dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where does Silas Lapham want to take Bromfield Corey for a fish dinner?

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

3. Which relative has Tom Corey consulted in addition to his father about the merits of joining Lapham's mineral paint business?

4. What does Tom Corey overhear Silas Lapham advising his pretty typist to do?

5. Where was Silas Lapham born?

(see the answer key)

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