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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Anna Corey think Tom's marriage to Irene Lapham would be worse than his joining the Lapham paint business?
(a) Irene is not pretty.
(b) Silas Lapham would be his father-in-law.
(c) Persis Lapham would be his mother-in-law.
(d) Irene is dull.

2. Where are the Laphams traveling when they meet another Boston family, the rich and fashionable Coreys?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Canada.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

3. What does Anna Corey wish her son had done instead of join Silas Lapham's paint business?
(a) Get married.
(b) Write a novel.
(c) Join the army.
(d) Take a European tour like Bromfield did in his youth.

4. What does Silas Lapham send Bartley Hubbard's wife as a present at the end of Chapter One?
(a) A new horse.
(b) Jars of his Persis Brand paint.
(c) A bottle of French perfume.
(d) A bouquet of red roses.

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

6. When Tom Corey approaches Silas Lapham about joining his business, how does Lapham try to treat young Corey?
(a) Like a good friend.
(b) Like just another worker seeking employment.
(c) Like a son.
(d) Like a future son-in-law.

7. Why does Bromfield Corey think rich girls would offer his son a greater chance at a quiet life than poor girls?
(a) They've had everything & wouldn't be ambitious or uneasy.
(b) They would have more in common with him.
(c) They know art and music and culture, things Tom likes.
(d) They would understand his background and his family.

8. Which of the following statements does not describe Irene Lapham's appearance?
(a) She has blue eyes.
(b) She has a dark complexion and curly hair.
(c) Her eyes are at once intense and tender.
(d) She has red hair like her father.

9. Which member of the Corey family is ill when they first meet the Laphams?
(a) Anna Corey.
(b) Nanny Corey.
(c) Bromfield Corey.
(d) Tom Corey.

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

11. What does Anna Corey think of her son going into Lapham's mineral paint business?
(a) She prefers he start his own company.
(b) She finds the idea distasteful.
(c) She thinks his father should do the same.
(d) She supports the idea.

12. To where does Silas Lapham want to take Bromfield Corey for a fish dinner?
(a) His home in Nankeen Square.
(b) A French restaurant in Manhattan.
(c) Tafts.
(d) His Vermont farm.

13. What room does Irene tell Tom Corey the Laphams will have in their new Beacon Street home?
(a) A music room.
(b) A billiard room.
(c) A conservatory.
(d) A library.

14. While conversing with his mother in Chapter Eight, what does Tom Corey tell his mother about Penelope Lapham?
(a) That she's humorous.
(b) That she's smart.
(c) That she's fashionable.
(d) That she's pretty.

15. Which of the following statements does not appear in the description of Silas Lapham that Bartley Hubbard writes for his newspaper article?
(a) He is bald and walks with a cane.
(b) He is of medium height.
(c) His nose is short and straight.
(d) He has a square, bold chin and a short, reddish-gray beard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Silas Lapham credit for his Christian upbringing?

2. In what city does the novel open?

3. Where does Bromfield Corey visit Silas Lapham in Chapter Eleven?

4. What does Tom Corey tell his father in Chapter Eleven that Mrs. Lapham has never done, a fact the Coreys find unusual given the Lapham wealth?

5. What physical ailment has Irene developed in Chapter Six?

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