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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Bromfield Corey think rich girls would offer his son a greater chance at a quiet life than poor girls?
(a) They know art and music and culture, things Tom likes.
(b) They would have more in common with him.
(c) They would understand his background and his family.
(d) They've had everything & wouldn't be ambitious or uneasy.

2. What business idea does Tom Corey propose to Silas Lapham that meets with Lapham's approval?
(a) Taking the paint to foreign countries like Mexico.
(b) Lowering the price on his products.
(c) Increasing the company's advertising.
(d) Adding a cheaper line of paint.

3. What does Tom Corey try unsuccessfully to convince Penelope of at the end of Chapter Nineteen?
(a) That their families have a lot in common.
(b) That he and she have done nothing wrong.
(c) That Irene is going to find another lover.
(d) That his parents will accept her.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Bromfield and Anna Corey respond to the news about Tom's romance?

2. Silas Lapham believes Tom Corey's sole interest is the mineral paint business, but what does Persis Lapham believe has also captured Tom's interest?

3. To where does Silas Lapham want to take Bromfield Corey for a fish dinner?

4. What does Tom Corey overhear Silas Lapham advising his pretty typist to do?

5. When Milton Rogers comes to visit Silas Lapham at the office in Chapter Twenty One and says he thought the railroad would pay a fair price for the mills, what does Lapham accuse Rogers of doing?

(see the answer key)

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