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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. Why does Penelope Lapham think Tom Corey and Irene Lapham need to spend more time alone?
(a) She thinks it will help them figure out if they like each other.
(b) She thinks they are in love and want more time alone.
(c) She wants Irene to get in trouble with their parents.
(d) She needs the time alone with her own boyfriend.

2. From where do the Corey women return at the beginning of Chapter Twelve?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Bar Harbor.
(c) Toronto.
(d) Portsmouth.

3. Who does Persis Lapham find crying in Chapter Seventeen?
(a) Nanny Corey.
(b) Irene.
(c) Tom Corey.
(d) Penelope.

4. Why does Persis Lapham call her husband the Colonel?
(a) Silas Lapham was a colonel in the Civil War.
(b) Silas Lapham was a colonel in the Revolutionary War.
(c) Silas Lapham reminds her of her father, an army colonel.
(d) Silas Lapham is rigid and disciplined like an army officer.

5. Why does Penelope greet Tom Corey when he visits her home in Chapter Sixteen?
(a) Tom asks for her.
(b) Irene is ill.
(c) Irene sends her downstairs as an emissary.
(d) Her father is not home at the time.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Nine, what is Silas Lapham fond of letting the public know?

2. What does Persis Lapham fret about after receiving Anna Corey's dinner invitation?

3. In Chapter Nine, who suggests inviting the Laphams to dinner?

4. What business idea does Tom Corey first propose to Silas Lapham in Chapter Six?

5. Which member of the Lapham family is left alone with Tom Corey when he visits the site of their new Beacon Street house in Chapter Four?

(see the answer key)

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