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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Anna Corey think of her son going into Lapham's mineral paint business?
(a) She finds the idea distasteful.
(b) She supports the idea.
(c) She thinks his father should do the same.
(d) She prefers he start his own company.

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

3. What business idea does Tom Corey first propose to Silas Lapham in Chapter Six?
(a) Expanding into the construction business.
(b) A partnership in Lapham's company.
(c) Starting a branch of Lapham's company in Maine.
(d) Investing capital in Lapham's company.

4. Who first discovers Silas Lapham's paint mine?
(a) Persis Lapham.
(b) Silas Lapham.
(c) Silas Lapham's father.
(d) Silas Lapham's brother, Willard.

5. What is unusual in the eyes of the Coreys about the beverages the Coreys drink with dinner?
(a) They drink buttermilk.
(b) They drink lemonade.
(c) They drink ice water instead of tea, coffee, or wine.
(d) They drink moonshine whiskey.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose death brings sorrow to the early years of the Lapham marriage?

3. Who does Silas Lapham credit for his Christian upbringing?

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

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

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