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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following statements does not describe Irene Lapham?
(a) She is an intellectual with a college degree.
(b) She is beautiful.
(c) She spends her leisure time shopping
(d) She prefers housekeeping to studying.

2. When Tom Corey comes to the Lapham home for a second visit in Chapter Eleven, about whom does he ask Irene?
(a) Persis.
(b) Penelope.
(c) Silas.
(d) Mr. Sewell.

3. Silas Lapham believes Tom Corey's sole interest is the mineral paint business, but what does Persis Lapham believe has also captured Tom's interest?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Silas Lapham's work ethic.
(c) The Lapham family's hospitality.
(d) Irene.

4. After giving Tom Corey a history of the paint, where does Silas Lapham suggest the young man come to finish their business talk?
(a) Bar Harbor.
(b) New York.
(c) The Lapham cottage in Nantasket.
(d) A restaurant in downtown Boston.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Irene Lapham and Tom Corey talk about all evening when Tom visits the Lapham home in Chapter Eleven?

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

3. For whom does Silas Lapham name his top brand of paint?

4. Why does Bromfield not think Tom will stick with the paint business long?

5. How old is Silas Lapham in Chapter One?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Penelope react to Tom Corey's visits in Chapter Eleven, and what does her behavior indicate?

2. What business proposals does Tom Corey suggest to Silas Lapham?

3. What kind of girl does Bromfield Corey think his son Tom should marry, and how do the Lapham girls compare to Bromfield's ideal daughter-in-law?

4. When Tom Corey comes to their new home's construction site, why do the Laphams leave him alone with Irene?

5. Describe how Silas Lapham gets into the paint business.

6. Which Lapham sister does Tom Corey talk about when he visits the Laphams and which one does he not talk about, and what do his conversational tendencies indicate?

7. What indication is there in Chapter Ten that Tom Corey might prefer Penelope Lapham over her sister Irene?

8. Why does Bartley Hubbard interview Silas Lapham, and what differing views of success do Hubbard and Lapham have?

9. Describe Tom Corey's discussion with his mother in Chapter Eight about his entering Silas Lapham's paint business.

10. Describe the Laphams' first meeting with the Corey family.

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