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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what series of articles is the newspaper going to feature an article on Silas Lapham?
(a) The Solid Men of Boston series.
(b) The Rich Men of New York series.
(c) The Business Men of Vermont series.
(d) The Paint Sellers of America series.

2. Why hasn't Bromfield Corey seen Bartley Hubbard's article in The Events about Silas Lapham?
(a) Bromfield only reads the society page.
(b) Bromfield has been out of the country.
(c) Bromfield is illiterate.
(d) Bromfield only reads the Daily Adviser.

3. In Chapter Two, who sends Persis Lapham a lithographed circular soliciting for donations to a charity?
(a) Mr. Sewell.
(b) Her daughter's teacher.
(c) Anna Corey.
(d) The governor's wife.

4. Where was Silas Lapham born?
(a) On a boat on the Mississippi River.
(b) In New Orleans.
(c) On a farm in Vermont.
(d) In a Philadelphia slum.

5. Which of the following statements accurately describes the financial situation of the Lapham family and the Corey family?
(a) The Laphams have a lot more money than the Coreys.
(b) The Coreys have a lot more money than the Laphams.
(c) The Laphams have a little more money than the Coreys.
(d) Both families have an equal amount of money.

6. What subject does Tom avoid while talking with his mother in Chapter Eight?
(a) Penelope Lapham.
(b) Working for a living.
(c) Irene Lapham.
(d) Traveling to Europe.

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

8. 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.

9. What do the Lapham sisters make fun of when discussing Tom Corey at the end of Chapter Four?
(a) Tom's short stature.
(b) Tom's hair and nose.
(c) Tom's freckles.
(d) Tom's big feet.

10. Where does Tom Corey visit his mother and sisters in Chapter Six?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Bar Harbour.
(c) Florida.
(d) Cape Cod.

11. On what street is the Lapham family's Boston home located?
(a) Rodeo Drive.
(b) Nankeen Square.
(c) Fifth Avenue.
(d) Main Street.

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

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

14. 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.

15. What business does Persis Lapham tell her husband she thinks Tom Corey will never go into?
(a) Journalism.
(b) The mineral paint business.
(c) Real estate.
(d) Medicine.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What have the Corey ladies lost when they first meet the Laphams?

4. Who do Mrs. Lapham and Penelope note that Tom Corey never mentions to either of them during his visits?

5. When Tom Corey approaches Silas Lapham about joining his business, how does Lapham try to treat young Corey?

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