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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For whom does Silas Lapham name his top brand of paint?
(a) His daughter, Irene.
(b) His daughter, Penelope.
(c) His wife, Persis.
(d) His mother, Marie.

3. In Chapter Nine, who suggests inviting the Laphams to dinner?
(a) Nanny Corey.
(b) Bromfield Corey.
(c) Anna Corey.
(d) Mr. Sewell.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anna Corey think of her son going into Lapham's mineral paint business?

2. Which member of the Corey family does Silas Lapham tell Persis he wants to meet?

3. While conversing with his mother in Chapter Eight, what does Tom Corey tell his mother about Penelope Lapham?

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

5. What does Tom Corey tell his mother the Laphams like to do more than read?

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