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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. What is unusual in the eyes of the Coreys about the beverages the Coreys drink with dinner?
(a) They drink moonshine whiskey.
(b) They drink lemonade.
(c) They drink buttermilk.
(d) They drink ice water instead of tea, coffee, or wine.

2. In Chapter Nine, who suggests inviting the Laphams to dinner?
(a) Bromfield Corey.
(b) Nanny Corey.
(c) Mr. Sewell.
(d) Anna Corey.

3. What note does Penelope send to Tom Corey at the beginning of Chapter Twenty Two?
(a) A note telling him to not come see her any more.
(b) A note begging him to court her sister instead.
(c) A note declaring her love for him.
(d) A note begging him to elope with her.

4. Who does Milton Rogers claim might want to buy the mills?
(a) An Italian.
(b) The Coreys.
(c) A Frenchman.
(d) Some English investors.

5. Who tells Irene the truth about Tom Corey's feelings for her?
(a) Tom Corey.
(b) Silas Lapham.
(c) Persis Lapham.
(d) Penelope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What novel do Tom Corey and Penelope discuss when Tom sees that Penelope is reading it?

2. Why does Bromfield not think Tom will stick with the paint business long?

3. With what keen sense does Nanny Corey read novels?

4. In Chapter Five, what business does Tom Corey tell his father he wants to go into?

5. What does Silas Lapham send Bartley Hubbard's wife as a present at the end of Chapter One?

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