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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who saves Lapham's life during the Civil War by taking a bullet meant for Lapham?
(a) Bromfield Corey.
(b) Jim Millon.
(c) Persis Lapham's father, George.
(d) Milton Rogers.

2. Who does Tom Corey tell Penelope he loves?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Moll Millon.
(c) Zerilla Dewey.
(d) Irene.

3. What does Persis Lapham try unsuccessfully to get her husband to understand at the end of Chapter Nine?
(a) Irene loves Tom.
(b) The Coreys hate Irene.
(c) The Coreys think they are higher socially than the Laphams.
(d) The Coreys hate Silas.

4. What does Tom Corey tell his mother the Laphams like to do more than read?
(a) Play tennis.
(b) Eat.
(c) Talk.
(d) Sail.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements is not a way Tom Corey describes the Lapham girls to his mother?

2. In Chapter Four, with whom does Silas Lapham sit in the frame of a bay window at the construction site of the family's new Beacon Street house?

3. What does Persis Lapham do for a living before she marries Silas?

4. In Chapter Nine, who suggests inviting the Laphams to dinner?

5. Which member of the Corey family does Silas Lapham tell Persis he wants to meet?

(see the answer key)

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