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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. To whom does Silas Lapham loan money in Chapter Ten?
2. How long has the Lapham family lived in their Boston home?
3. What business idea does Tom Corey propose to Silas Lapham that meets with Lapham's approval?
4. In Chapter Five, what business does Tom Corey tell his father he wants to go into?
5. What is unusual in the eyes of the Coreys about the beverages the Coreys drink with dinner?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens in Chapter Ten when Milton Rogers asks Silas Lapham for a loan, and how does Persis Lapham feel about the situation?
2. Describe Lapham's financial situation in Chapter Nine.
3. What business proposals does Tom Corey suggest to Silas Lapham?
4. How does Silas Lapham feel about having Tom Corey work for him, and how does he feel about Tom's work?
5. What arguments does Anna Corey give her husband for opposing their son's marriage to Silas Lapham's daughter?
6. What aspect of Tom Corey's life does Silas Lapham disapprove of, and what action does Lapham think it would take to improve Corey?
7. How has Persis Lapham supported her husband and his business over the years and how does Lapham honor her for her support?
8. 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?
9. What different opinions do Silas and Persis Lapham have in Chapter Seven for why Tom Corey visits them?
10. Describe Tom Corey's discussion with his mother in Chapter Eight about his entering Silas Lapham's paint business.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Tears, Idle Tears is a novel that a number of characters, including Tom Corey and Penelope Lapham, read in the Rise of Silas Lapham. Discuss how the plot and characters of Tears, Idle Tears mirrors or parallels the course of Tom and Penelope's own romance. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the characters of Persis Lapham, Anna Corey, and Moll Millon. Include a discussion of their role as mothers and their influence on their children's lives. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the symbolism of the Lapham family's three homes: 1) the ancestral farm in Vermont, 2) the unfashionable home on Nankeen square, and 3) the construction and destruction of the new, expensive and more fashionable home in Back Bay. What do you think each home represents about Silas Lapham and/or his family? Which class or segment of American society do you think each home represents? What theme do you think William Dean Howells is conveying through the symbolism of these three homes? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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