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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do Mrs. Lapham and Penelope note that Tom Corey never mentions to either of them during his visits?
(a) Irene.
(b) Mr. Sewell.
(c) Silas.
(d) Bromfield Corey.

2. Who defends Milton Rogers to Silas Lapham and refuses to believe Rogers is the swindler he seems to be?
(a) Irene.
(b) Bromfield Corey.
(c) Persis.
(d) Tom Corey.

3. What novel do the guests at the Coreys' dinner party discuss?
(a) Tom Sawyer.
(b) David Copperfield.
(c) Middlemarch.
(d) Tears, Idle Tears.

4. What does Silas Lapham accuse Milton Rogers of being?
(a) A thief.
(b) A sinner.
(c) A murderer.
(d) A fraud.

5. Why does Persis Lapham discourage her husband from bringing Tom Corey home with him?
(a) She prefers another young man as Irene's suitor.
(b) She doesn't approve of Tom as a suitor for Irene.
(c) She wants Tom to visit on his own accord.
(d) She thinks Tom is an unpleasant young man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements does not appear in the description of Silas Lapham that Bartley Hubbard writes for his newspaper article?

2. In what city does the novel open?

3. When Tom Corey approaches Silas Lapham about joining his business, how does Lapham try to treat young Corey?

4. What does Silas Lapham wear to the Corey dinner that no other man there wears?

5. At the beginning of Chapter Eleven, who does Tom Corey suggest his father meet?

(see the answer key)

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