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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XVI, XVII and XVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Silas Lapham suggest he and his wife discuss the matter of Tom Corey's relationship with their daughters?
(a) Bromfield Corey.
(b) Milton Rogers.
(c) Anna Corey.
(d) Mr. Sewell.

2. In Chapter Four, with whom does Silas Lapham sit in the frame of a bay window at the construction site of the family's new Beacon Street house?
(a) Mr. Sewell.
(b) His wife.
(c) His daughters.
(d) Bromfield Corey.

3. What novel do Tom Corey and Penelope discuss when Tom sees that Penelope is reading it?
(a) Tears, Idle Tears.
(b) Pride and Prejudice.
(c) Little Women.
(d) Middlemarch.

4. What does Anna Corey wish her son had done instead of join Silas Lapham's paint business?
(a) Take a European tour like Bromfield did in his youth.
(b) Get married.
(c) Write a novel.
(d) Join the army.

5. After giving Tom Corey a history of the paint, where does Silas Lapham suggest the young man come to finish their business talk?
(a) New York.
(b) Bar Harbor.
(c) A restaurant in downtown Boston.
(d) The Lapham cottage in Nantasket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of the Lapham family refuses to attend the Coreys' dinner party?

2. What do Irene Lapham and Tom Corey talk about all evening when Tom visits the Lapham home in Chapter Eleven?

3. What do the Lapham sisters make fun of when discussing Tom Corey at the end of Chapter Four?

4. For whom does Silas Lapham name his top brand of paint?

5. Which member of the Corey family is ill when they first meet the Laphams?

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