1. In Chapter Twelve, what do the Corey sisters bring back from their summer vacation?
(a) Studies of kelp & toadstools, rocks & rotten logs.
(b) A new housemaid.
(c) Cases of the measles.
(d) New wardrobes.

2. Who refers to Silas Lapham as General Lapham instead of by his true title of Colonel Lapham?
(a) Bromfield Corey.
(b) Mr. Sewell.
(c) Charles Bellingham.
(d) Anna Corey.

3. 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?
(a) Trying to steal Persis from him.
(b) Trying to marry Irene.
(c) Lying.
(d) Trying to ru in his business.

4. Who first discovers Silas Lapham's paint mine?
(a) Silas Lapham's father.
(b) Silas Lapham.
(c) Persis Lapham.
(d) Silas Lapham's brother, Willard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What novel do the guests at the Coreys' dinner party discuss?

3. What have the Corey ladies lost when they first meet the Laphams?

4. On what street do the Coreys live?

5. How long has the Lapham family lived in their Boston home?

(see the answer key)

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