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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.

When Persis goes to the office to talk to her husband, who does she find there instead? (from Chapters XXVI and XXVII)

2.

What does Nanny Corey think the novel discussed at her family's dinner party should have been called? (from Chapters XIV and XV)

3.

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)

4.

What does the note that Persis receives in Chapter Twenty Six tell her to do? (from Chapters XXVI and XXVII)

5.

To how much does Persis Lapham limit her husband's spending on their new home? (from Chapters IX and X)

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