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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What physical ailment has Irene developed in Chapter Six?
(a) Indigestion.
(b) A broken arm.
(c) A headache.
(d) A cold.

3. Where does Tom Corey visit his mother and sisters in Chapter Six?
(a) Cape Cod.
(b) Bar Harbour.
(c) Florida.
(d) Philadelphia.

4. In Chapter Nine, what is Silas Lapham fond of letting the public know?
(a) That a member of the Corey family works for him.
(b) That his paint is a bestseller.
(c) That he is rich.
(d) That his wife was once a teacher.

5. What does Persis Lapham try unsuccessfully to get her husband to understand at the end of Chapter Nine?
(a) The Coreys hate Silas.
(b) The Coreys hate Irene.
(c) The Coreys think they are higher socially than the Laphams.
(d) Irene loves Tom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject does Tom avoid while talking with his mother in Chapter Eight?

2. To how much does Persis Lapham limit her husband's spending on their new home?

3. What does Silas Lapham tell Persis he doesn't like about Tom Corey?

4. Which relative has Tom Corey consulted in addition to his father about the merits of joining Lapham's mineral paint business?

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

(see the answer key)

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