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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what series of articles is the newspaper going to feature an article on Silas Lapham?
(a) The Solid Men of Boston series.
(b) The Rich Men of New York series.
(c) The Paint Sellers of America series.
(d) The Business Men of Vermont series.

2. Why does Bromfield not think Tom will stick with the paint business long?
(a) Tom is allergic to paint.
(b) Silas Lapham will likely be displeased with Tom's work.
(c) Tom tends to lose interest in things after a short while.
(d) Silas Lapham will likely get on Tom's nerves.

3. What newspaper has sent reporter Bartley Hubard to interview Silas Lapham in Chapter One?
(a) The Chronicle.
(b) The Wall Street Journal.
(c) The Globe.
(d) The Events.

4. 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) Bromfield Corey.
(c) His daughters.
(d) His wife.

5. In Chapter Nine, while Tom Corey discusses Middlemarch with her, with what does Irene seem engrossed?
(a) Dusting a windowsill with her gloved fingers.
(b) Trapping a pine shaving with the point of her parasol.
(c) Embroidering a cushion.
(d) Her new silk gown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bromfield Corey think rich girls would offer his son a greater chance at a quiet life than poor girls?

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

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

4. Why does Penelope Lapham think Tom Corey and Irene Lapham need to spend more time alone?

5. Who first discovers Silas Lapham's paint mine?

(see the answer key)

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