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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 city does the novel open?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) Boston.

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

3. Which of the following statements does not describe Irene Lapham's appearance?
(a) She has blue eyes.
(b) She has a dark complexion and curly hair.
(c) Her eyes are at once intense and tender.
(d) She has red hair like her father.

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

5. What does Irene ask Tom Corey to suggest for the new room in the Laphams' Beacon Street home?
(a) A piano.
(b) Books.
(c) Art work.
(d) Furniture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Silas Lapham send Bartley Hubbard's wife as a present at the end of Chapter One?

2. When Tom Corey approaches Silas Lapham about joining his business, how does Lapham try to treat young Corey?

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

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

5. Which of the following statements is not a way Tom Corey describes Silas Lapham to his father?

(see the answer key)

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