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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom is Irene staying in Dubuque?
(a) Her paternal grandparents.
(b) An old school friend.
(c) Her maternal grandparents.
(d) Silas Lapham's brother, William, and his family.

2. When Silas Lapham visits his new house, what does he do there?
(a) Has trysts with Zerilla.
(b) Takes a nap.
(c) Builds a fire to try the chimney.
(d) Reads a book.

3. What does Nanny Corey think the novel discussed at her family's dinner party should have been called?
(a) Heaven, Sweet Heaven.
(b) Boredom, Eternal Boredom.
(c) Sin, Blatant Sin.
(d) Slop, Silly Slop.

4. What physical ailment does Tom Corey have in Chapter Twenty One?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) A headache.
(c) A broken leg.
(d) An earache.

5. What might Silas Lapham have to sell because of the financial trouble he is into with Rogers?
(a) His wife's jewelry.
(b) His Back Bay home.
(c) His cottage.
(d) His paint business.

6. In Chapter Twenty Three, why does Silas Lapham wish his daughter would marry Tom Corey?
(a) So the Coreys would help him financially.
(b) So she would quit being so depressed.
(c) So Tom Corey could provide for her.
(d) So someone in the family would be happy again.

7. When Milton Rogers comes to visit Silas Lapham at the office in Chapter Twenty One and says he thought the railroad would pay a fair price for the mills, what does Lapham accuse Rogers of doing?
(a) Lying.
(b) Trying to ru in his business.
(c) Trying to marry Irene.
(d) Trying to steal Persis from him.

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

9. From whom has Silas Lapham purchased mills in Chapter Twenty?
(a) James Bellingham.
(b) Jim Millon.
(c) Milton Rogers.
(d) Bromfield Corey.

10. Who does Irene mention frequently in her letters from Dubuque?
(a) Her fear about her father's health.
(b) Her hatred of Penelope.
(c) The fashions in Iowa.
(d) Cousin Will.

11. Who does Silas Lapham want to talk with his wife about in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) Jim Millon.
(b) Bromfield Corey.
(c) Irene.
(d) Milton Rogers.

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

13. What does Irene give Penelope after learning the truth about Tom Corey's feelings for her?
(a) A book of love poems.
(b) A new dress to wear on a date with Tom.
(c) A photo of Tom.
(d) All the souvenirs she has collected of Tom.

14. At the beginning of Chapter Twenty Four, who tells Tom Corey how bad Silas Lapham's business troubles are?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Bromfield Corey.
(c) James Bellingham, Tom's maternal uncle.
(d) Silas Lapham.

15. What novel do Tom Corey and Penelope discuss when Tom sees that Penelope is reading it?
(a) Little Women.
(b) Tears, Idle Tears.
(c) Middlemarch.
(d) Pride and Prejudice.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Silas Lapham give Milton Rogers to produce the parties who Rogers claims want to buy the mills?

2. How many sisters does Tom Corey have?

3. To where does Silas Lapham take his wife and daughter in Chapter Twenty Two to cheer them all up?

4. From where do the Corey women return at the beginning of Chapter Twelve?

5. How do Anna and Bromfield Corey feel about Penelope's behavior toward Tom?

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