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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. Why does Persis send a note to her husband in Chapter Seventeen asking him to meet her early in the afternoon?
2. Which of the following statements does not describe Silas Lapham's interactions with Zerilla Dewey and her mother, Moll Millon, in Chapter Twenty Three?
3. What does Charles Bellingham say is the most popular thing to put into a novel?
4. How does the elegant and classically designed Corey home seem to the Laphams when they enter it?
5. With whom does Silas Lapham suggest he and his wife discuss the matter of Tom Corey's relationship with their daughters?
Short Essay Questions
1. What new business proposition does Milton Rogers bring Silas Lapham in Chapter Twenty Five?
2. Describe Silas Lapham's financial status at the end of Chapter Twenty One and how it compares to his financial status at the beginning of the novel?
3. Why do the Coreys decide to invite the Laphams to dinner if they don't really like them?
4. Where does Irene go after learning the truth about Tom Corey's feelings for her, and what do her letters indicate about her activities there?
5. Who is Mr. Sewell and what does he suggest that Silas and Persis Lapham do about the situation between their daughters and Tom Corey?
6. What opinion does Anna Corey form of Penelope Lapham during her visit with Persis and Penelope?
7. Describe the Civil War experiences Silas Lapham relates to the other guests at the Coreys' dinner party.
8. Describe Irene's reaction to the news that Tom Corey prefers her plainer sister, Penelope, to her.
9. What is the reaction of Bromfield and Anna Corey to the news that their son loves Penelope rather than Irene Lapham?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the mistaken romance of Irene and Tom Corey. What factors make Irene think Tom is interested in her? What factors make the Coreys and Laphams think Tom is interested in Irene? What factors indicate Tom is really interested in Penelope? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the character of Zerrilla Dewey and how she represents working class women in the Gilded Age. What theme do you think William Dean Howells is trying to convey about working class women and their role in society through the character of Zerrilla and her troubled marriage? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of self sacrifice in The Rise of Silas Lapham. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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