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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XXII and XXIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What room does Irene tell Tom Corey the Laphams will have in their new Beacon Street home?
(a) A billiard room.
(b) A library.
(c) A conservatory.
(d) A music room.

2. Why does Anna Corey think Tom's marriage to Irene Lapham would be worse than his joining the Lapham paint business?
(a) Persis Lapham would be his mother-in-law.
(b) Irene is not pretty.
(c) Irene is dull.
(d) Silas Lapham would be his father-in-law.

3. How many sisters does Tom Corey have?
(a) None.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

4. What subject does Tom avoid while talking with his mother in Chapter Eight?
(a) Traveling to Europe.
(b) Penelope Lapham.
(c) Working for a living.
(d) Irene Lapham.

5. On what street do the Coreys live?
(a) Bellingham Place.
(b) Kennedy Lane.
(c) Main Street.
(d) Beacon Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sends Irene the Texas newspaper clipping she thought had come from Tom Corey?

2. In Chapter Three, who do Silas and Persis Lapham run into while visiting the construction site of their new home?

3. From whom do the Laphams receive a letter at the beginning of Chapter Twenty Two?

4. To where does Silas Lapham take his wife and daughter in Chapter Twenty Two to cheer them all up?

5. What does Persis Lapham try unsuccessfully to get her husband to understand at the end of Chapter Nine?

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