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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What physical ailment has Irene developed in Chapter Six?
(a) A broken arm.
(b) A headache.
(c) Indigestion.
(d) A cold.

2. For whom does Silas Lapham name his top brand of paint?
(a) His daughter, Penelope.
(b) His daughter, Irene.
(c) His wife, Persis.
(d) His mother, Marie.

3. What does Tom Corey overhear Silas Lapham advising his pretty typist to do?
(a) Get a new job.
(b) Get a divorce.
(c) Try his family doctor for her insomnia.
(d) Move to a new part of town.

4. What kind of business does Silas Lapham buy before his paint business takes off?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A saloon.
(d) A bank.

5. Who first discovers Silas Lapham's paint mine?
(a) Silas Lapham's father.
(b) Silas Lapham's brother, Willard.
(c) Persis Lapham.
(d) Silas Lapham.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Irene Lapham receives a newspaper clipping from Texas, who does she think has sent it to her?

2. What does Anna Corey think of her son going into Lapham's mineral paint business?

3. What is Anna Corey's reaction when her husband Bromfield tells her their son has decided to join Silas Lapham's paint business?

4. In Chapter Five, what business does Tom Corey tell his father he wants to go into?

5. Why does Anna Corey think Tom's marriage to Irene Lapham would be worse than his joining the Lapham paint business?

(see the answer key)

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