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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 Anna Corey visits the Laphams in Chapter Twelve, how does Mrs. Lapham feel about the visit?
2. What does Persis Lapham find in Chapter Twenty Two when her husband drops it on the floor?
3. What might Silas Lapham have to sell because of the financial trouble he is into with Rogers?
4. Why do Persis and Silas Lapham begin to feel glad their daughter is not engaged to Tom Corey?
5. Who does Milton Rogers claim might want to buy the mills?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Anna Corey's visit to the Lapham home in Chapter Twelve.
2. What is Persis Lapham's reaction to Tom Corey's revelation when Penelope shares it with her?
3. What moral dilemma does Silas Lapham have over Rogers's proposed business deal?
4. How do the Laphams react to the dinner invitation from the aristocratic Coreys?
5. What revelation does Tom Corey make to Penelope Lapham in Chapter Sixteen and what is Penelope's surprising reaction to the news?
6. 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?
7. Why do the Coreys decide to invite the Laphams to dinner if they don't really like them?
8. What opinion does Persis Lapham cling to about Milton Rogers despite being presented with evidence to the contrary, and what does this indicate about her character?
9. What opinion does Anna Corey form of Penelope Lapham during her visit with Persis and Penelope?
10. Describe how Silas Lapham confronts Milton Rogers in Chapter Twenty One and how Rogers responds to that confrontation.
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
Discuss the concept of social class in The Rise of Silas Lapham. Give examples of how at least three of the following characters exhibit typical or atypical behavior for their social class in the era in which the novel is set: Silas Lapham, Persis Lapham, Anna Corey, Nanny Corey, Tom Corey, Penelope Lapham, Zerrilla Dewey, Moll Millon, and Milton Rogers. What do you think William Dean Howells is trying to say about social class in the Gilded Age through these characters? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the characters of Irene Lapham and Penelope Lapham in The Rise of Silas Lapham. Does either sister ever act in atypical ways for a woman of her social class and era? Which characteristics do you think make Penelope more attractive to Tom Corey, and which characteristics do you think make Irene less attractive to Tom Corey? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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