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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Silas Lapham starts bringing work home with him, who helps him with his paperwork?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Irene.
(c) Persis.
(d) Tom Corey.

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

3. To where does Persis Lapham take Irene at the beginning of Chapter Twenty?
(a) Paris.
(b) The family farm in Vermont.
(c) Rome.
(d) London.

4. What is Silas Lapham's response when Persis asks him who Mrs. M is?
(a) He says it's an employee.
(b) He says he doesn't know what she means.
(c) He says it's an old school friend.
(d) He says it's his girlfriend.

5. Which of the following statements does not describe Penelope's opinion of the novel she and Tom Corey discuss?
(a) The characters in the book behave sensibly.
(b) She wonders why novel characters don't act reasonably.
(c) The heroine sacrifices her happiness and the hero's.
(d) The heroine shouldn't let another girl have her beloved.

6. How does Anna Corey describe Penelope Lapham to Bromfield Corey?
(a) Rude and disgusting.
(b) Very shy and timid.
(c) Sly and completely disagreeable.
(d) Pretty and sweet.

7. What subject does Persis urgently need to discuss with Silas in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) The family finances.
(b) Tom Corey, Irene, and Penelope.
(c) Her health.
(d) Zerilla Dewey.

8. What is the result of Milton Rogers's deadline for bringing the potential buyers of the mills to Silas Lapham's office?
(a) Milton does not produce the English men.
(b) Milton brings the buyers and they buy the mills.
(c) Milton skips town and can't be located.
(d) Milton brings the buyers but they decide not to buy.

9. Why does Silas Lapham decide not to sell his new house?
(a) He decides to buy out the West Virginia company instead.
(b) He likes the house.
(c) He thinks Persis likes the house.
(d) It symbolizes his success.

10. To where does Silas Lapham take his wife and daughter in Chapter Twenty Two to cheer them all up?
(a) New York.
(b) The theater.
(c) London.
(d) The family's Vermont farm.

11. Which of the Laphams is happiest about the Coreys' dinner invitation?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Silas.
(c) Persis.
(d) Irene.

12. What does Silas Lapham accuse Milton Rogers of being?
(a) A murderer.
(b) A fraud.
(c) A thief.
(d) A sinner.

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

14. How many sisters does Tom Corey have?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What collateral of Milton Rogers's is Silas Lapham going to sell for what they will fetch in the market?

2. Who tells Tom Corey of Silas Lapham's potential financial ruin?

3. From whom do the Laphams receive a letter at the beginning of Chapter Twenty Two?

4. In Chapter Twenty Three, why does Silas Lapham wish his daughter would marry Tom Corey?

5. What physical ailment does Tom Corey have in Chapter Twenty One?

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