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The Rise of Silas Lapham Quiz

William Dean Howells
This Study Guide consists of approximately 45 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Rise of Silas Lapham.

The Rise of Silas Lapham Quiz

William Dean Howells
This Study Guide consists of approximately 45 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Rise of Silas Lapham.

Take our free The Rise of Silas Lapham quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Which guest at the Coreys' dinner party thinks novels are "psychical suicide" and give too much importance to love, love-making, and marriage? (from Chapters XIV and XV)

2.

When Tom Corey tells his mother about his romance, who does his mother initially believe he loves? (from Chapters XIX and XX)

3.

What does Tom Corey try unsuccessfully to convince Penelope of at the end of Chapter Nineteen? (from Chapters XIX and XX)

4.

When Tom Corey comes to the Lapham home for a second visit in Chapter Eleven, about whom does he ask Irene? (from Chapter XI)

5.

With whom does Silas Lapham suggest he and his wife discuss the matter of Tom Corey's relationship with their daughters? (from Chapters XVI, XVII and XVIII)

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