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

2. What does Persis Lapham do for a living before she marries Silas?
(a) She owns a cattle ranch.
(b) She raises thoroughbred horses.
(c) She teaches school.
(d) She runs a restaurant.

3. What does Silas Lapham wear to the Corey dinner that no other man there wears?
(a) A cravat.
(b) Gloves.
(c) A hat.
(d) A wedding ring.

4. In Chapter Nine, what is Silas Lapham fond of letting the public know?
(a) That his wife was once a teacher.
(b) That he is rich.
(c) That his paint is a bestseller.
(d) That a member of the Corey family works for him.

5. Who meets the boat with a carriage and driver to take Silas Lapham and Tom Corey home?
(a) Persis Lapham.
(b) Irene Lapham.
(c) Penelope Lapham.
(d) Mr. Sewell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What competition arises for Silas Lapham's paint business?

2. Who refers to Silas Lapham as General Lapham instead of by his true title of Colonel Lapham?

3. 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?

4. What has the competition found that allows them to undersell Silas Lapham?

5. Which member of the Lapham family is left alone with Tom Corey when he visits the site of their new Beacon Street house in Chapter Four?

(see the answer key)

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