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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In their determination not to be the first guests to arrive at the Coreys' dinner party, what do the Laphams end up being?
(a) The second guests to arrive.
(b) The last guests to arrive.
(c) Too anxious and fretful to enjoy themselves at the party.
(d) Half an hour late.

2. From where do the Corey women return at the beginning of Chapter Twelve?
(a) Toronto.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Bar Harbor.
(d) Portsmouth.

3. What happens to the new house in Chapter Twenty Four?
(a) It burns to the ground.
(b) It gets robbed.
(c) A tornado hits it.
(d) It wins a contest.

4. How does Persis Lapham shock Penelope out of her depression over Tom Corey?
(a) By telling her Irene is marrying someone else.
(b) By telling Penelope of Silas Lapham's business woes.
(c) By buying her an expensive diamond bracelet.
(d) By inviting Tom Corey over to tea.

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

6. What does Penelope write to Tom Corey?
(a) To not come see her until she says it's okay.
(b) That she's going to become a nun.
(c) To come see her at once.
(d) That she is engaged to another man.

7. What does Irene buy at the apothecary?
(a) Aspirin for a headache.
(b) Medication for an upset stomach.
(c) A powder to help her sleep.
(d) Medication for depression.

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

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

10. What does Tom Corey try unsuccessfully to convince Penelope of at the end of Chapter Nineteen?
(a) That he and she have done nothing wrong.
(b) That their families have a lot in common.
(c) That Irene is going to find another lover.
(d) That his parents will accept her.

11. Who does Milton Rogers claim might want to buy the mills?
(a) An Italian.
(b) The Coreys.
(c) A Frenchman.
(d) Some English investors.

12. What competition arises for Silas Lapham's paint business?
(a) A new quick drying paint.
(b) An aluminum siding company.
(c) A Canadian paint company.
(d) A West Virginia paint company.

13. Which of the following statements is not a way Tom Corey describes the Lapham girls to his mother?
(a) Irene is an extraordinary beauty.
(b) They're cultured and sophisticated.
(c) Penelope is droll and everything that's unexpected.
(d) They're very simple, nice girls.

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

15. Which guest at the Coreys' dinner party thinks novels are "psychical suicide" and give too much importance to love, love-making, and marriage?
(a) Miss Kingsbury.
(b) Charles Bellingham.
(c) Mr. Sewell, the minister.
(d) Silas Lapham.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the Laphams is happiest about the Coreys' dinner invitation?

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

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

4. Who tells Irene the truth about Tom Corey's feelings for her?

5. Why does Persis send a note to her husband in Chapter Seventeen asking him to meet her early in the afternoon?

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