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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. What have the Corey ladies lost when they first meet the Laphams?
(a) A gold pocket watch.
(b) A blue plumed hat.
(c) Some of their luggage.
(d) A diamond pendant.

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

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

4. Why does Anna Corey think Tom's marriage to Irene Lapham would be worse than his joining the Lapham paint business?
(a) Persis Lapham would be his mother-in-law.
(b) Irene is dull.
(c) Silas Lapham would be his father-in-law.
(d) Irene is not pretty.

5. Which guest at the Coreys' dinner party thinks novels are "psychical suicide" and give too much importance to love, love-making, and marriage?
(a) Silas Lapham.
(b) Charles Bellingham.
(c) Mr. Sewell, the minister.
(d) Miss Kingsbury.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who meets the boat with a carriage and driver to take Silas Lapham and Tom Corey home?

3. Who does Tom Corey tell Penelope he loves?

4. How does Anna Corey describe Penelope Lapham to Bromfield Corey?

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

(see the answer key)

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