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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why hasn't Bromfield Corey seen Bartley Hubbard's article in The Events about Silas Lapham?
(a) Bromfield only reads the Daily Adviser.
(b) Bromfield is illiterate.
(c) Bromfield only reads the society page.
(d) Bromfield has been out of the country.

2. How many sisters does Tom Corey have?
(a) Three.
(b) None.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

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

4. Where does Bromfield Corey visit Silas Lapham in Chapter Eleven?
(a) At the construction site of Lapham's Beacon Street home.
(b) At Lapham's Vermont farm.
(c) At the Taft seafood restaurant.
(d) At Lapham's office.

5. Where is Irene Lapham when Anna Corey visits the Laphams in Chapter Twelve?
(a) In her bedroom ill with a fever.
(b) Visiting an old friend in Salem.
(c) Visiting Silas at his office.
(d) Away from home to get a book.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Persis Lapham call her husband the Colonel?

2. To how much does Persis Lapham limit her husband's spending on their new home?

3. With whom does Silas Lapham suggest he and his wife discuss the matter of Tom Corey's relationship with their daughters?

4. Who does Silas Lapham want to talk with his wife about in Chapter Eighteen?

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

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