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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. When Silas Lapham starts bringing work home with him, who helps him with his paperwork?
2. What is the result of Milton Rogers's deadline for bringing the potential buyers of the mills to Silas Lapham's office?
3. How does Persis Lapham shock Penelope out of her depression over Tom Corey?
4. What might Silas Lapham have to sell because of the financial trouble he is into with Rogers?
5. What does Nanny Corey think the novel discussed at her family's dinner party should have been called?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Irene's reaction to the news that Tom Corey prefers her plainer sister, Penelope, to her.
2. Describe the business deal Silas Lapham and Milton Rogers make regarding the mills.
3. What is Tom Corey's reaction when he learns that the Laphams have believed he prefers Irene to Penelope?
4. What strategies does Silas Lapham consider in Chapter Twenty Three for easing his financial woes?
5. What opinion does Penelope Lapham give Tom Corey about the novel Tears, Idle Tears?
6. What is written on the scrap of paper Persis Lapham retrieves when her husband drops it and what is Silas Lapham's explanation for the paper?
7. Which member of the Lapham family does not attend the Corey dinner party and what different reactions do Anna Corey and Persis Lapham have to the absence?
8. What mistakes does Silas Lapham commit at the Corey dinner party?
9. What opinion does Anna Corey form of Penelope Lapham during her visit with Persis and Penelope?
10. What moral dilemma does Silas Lapham have over Rogers's proposed business deal?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the characters of Silas Lapham, Bromfield Corey, and Tom Corey in The Rise of Silas Lapham. 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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