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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XXVI and XXVII.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the problem with Lapham's mills?
(a) They just burned to the ground.
(b) They are going backrupt.
(c) The railroad wants them and Lapham has to take their price.
(d) They aren't making a profit.

3. Who drinks too much at the Coreys' dinner party and begins to brag as a result?
(a) Miss Kingsbury.
(b) Charles Bellingham.
(c) Irene Lapham.
(d) Silas Lapham.

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

5. How do Bromfield and Anna Corey respond to the news about Tom's romance?
(a) They threaten to disinherit Tom.
(b) They try to interest Tom in a more aristocratic bride.
(c) They don't like it but resign themselves to it.
(d) They offer to pay for the wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the elegant and classically designed Corey home seem to the Laphams when they enter it?

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

3. In Chapter Nine, what is Silas Lapham fond of letting the public know?

4. Which of the following statements does not describe Irene Lapham?

5. What is unusual in the eyes of the Coreys about the beverages the Coreys drink with dinner?

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