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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XXI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What architect is building the Laphams new house?
(a) Wright.
(b) Crandall.
(c) Seymour.
(d) Johnson.

2. When Irene refuses to join Tom Corey and her family for tea in Chapter Six, what is her mother's reaction?
(a) Persis locks Irene in her room.
(b) Persis insists that Irene join everyone in the parlor later.
(c) Persis slaps Irene.
(d) Persis forces Irene to join everyone for tea regardless.

3. What does Anna Corey think of her son going into Lapham's mineral paint business?
(a) She prefers he start his own company.
(b) She finds the idea distasteful.
(c) She thinks his father should do the same.
(d) She supports the idea.

4. Who meets the boat with a carriage and driver to take Silas Lapham and Tom Corey home?
(a) Irene Lapham.
(b) Mr. Sewell.
(c) Penelope Lapham.
(d) Persis Lapham.

5. Where does Tom Corey visit his mother and sisters in Chapter Six?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Bar Harbour.
(c) Cape Cod.
(d) Florida.

Short Answer Questions

1. What physical ailment does Tom Corey have in Chapter Twenty One?

2. How long does Silas Lapham travel out west at the beginning of Chapter Twenty One?

3. What does Persis Lapham fret about after receiving Anna Corey's dinner invitation?

4. Which member of the Lapham family refuses to attend the Coreys' dinner party?

5. Where is Irene Lapham when Anna Corey visits the Laphams in Chapter Twelve?

(see the answer key)

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