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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Nine, what is Silas Lapham fond of letting the public know?
(a) That his paint is a bestseller.
(b) That he is rich.
(c) That his wife was once a teacher.
(d) That a member of the Corey family works for him.

2. To where does Silas Lapham want to take Bromfield Corey for a fish dinner?
(a) His home in Nankeen Square.
(b) A French restaurant in Manhattan.
(c) Tafts.
(d) His Vermont farm.

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 his parents will accept her.
(d) That Irene is going to find another lover.

4. What advice is given to Silas and Persis Lapham at the end of Chapter Eighteen to handle the situation with Tom Corey?
(a) To take Penelope and Irene far away from Tom.
(b) To fire Tom from the paint business.
(c) To force Tom to marry Irene.
(d) To let Penelope have Tom so only Irene suffers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom Corey tell his father in Chapter Eleven that Mrs. Lapham has never done, a fact the Coreys find unusual given the Lapham wealth?

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

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

4. After giving Tom Corey a history of the paint, where does Silas Lapham suggest the young man come to finish their business talk?

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

(see the answer key)

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