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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter Eleven, who does Tom Corey suggest his father meet?
(a) Silas Lapham.
(b) Irene Lapham.
(c) Mr. Sewell.
(d) Penelope Lapham.

2. What does Silas Lapham tell Persis he doesn't like about Tom Corey?
(a) Tom lives off his father instead of supporting himself.
(b) Tom doesn't show respect for the mineral paint business.
(c) Tom is snobbish and condescending.
(d) Tom is too young to marry one of their daughters.

3. In Chapter Nine, who suggests inviting the Laphams to dinner?
(a) Anna Corey.
(b) Mr. Sewell.
(c) Nanny Corey.
(d) Bromfield Corey.

4. What does Charles Bellingham say is the most popular thing to put into a novel?
(a) Mysteries and secrets.
(b) Murder.
(c) Self sacrifice.
(d) Romance.

5. Whose death brings sorrow to the early years of the Lapham marriage?
(a) Silas Lapham's mother.
(b) Silas Lapham's father.
(c) Persis Lapham's mother.
(d) The Laphams' son.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many daughters do Silas and Persis Lapham have?

2. In their determination not to be the first guests to arrive at the Coreys' dinner party, what do the Laphams end up being?

3. In what series of articles is the newspaper going to feature an article on Silas Lapham?

4. Who tells Tom Corey of Silas Lapham's potential financial ruin?

5. What business does Persis Lapham tell her husband she thinks Tom Corey will never go into?

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