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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Silas Lapham decide to build a new more fashionable home?
(a) Downtown New York.
(b) His Back Bay property.
(c) On the beach.
(d) In London.

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

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

5. When Irene Lapham receives a newspaper clipping from Texas, who does she think has sent it to her?
(a) Teddy Lindner.
(b) Tom Corey.
(c) Kyle Rohden.
(d) Anna Corey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Persis Lapham do for a living before she marries Silas?

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

3. Why do the Laphams come to believe their home in Boston is in an unfashionable neighborhood?

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

5. Which of the following statements accurately describes the financial situation of the Lapham family and the Corey family?

(see the answer key)

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