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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. Who does Persis Lapham find crying in Chapter Seventeen?
(a) Nanny Corey.
(b) Irene.
(c) Tom Corey.
(d) Penelope.

2. In Chapter Nine, who suggests inviting the Laphams to dinner?
(a) Mr. Sewell.
(b) Bromfield Corey.
(c) Anna Corey.
(d) Nanny Corey.

3. Which of the following statements does not describe Penelope's opinion of the novel she and Tom Corey discuss?
(a) The heroine sacrifices her happiness and the hero's.
(b) The characters in the book behave sensibly.
(c) She wonders why novel characters don't act reasonably.
(d) The heroine shouldn't let another girl have her beloved.

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

5. Where are the Laphams traveling when they meet another Boston family, the rich and fashionable Coreys?
(a) Canada.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Irene buy at the apothecary?

2. Who tells Irene the truth about Tom Corey's feelings for her?

3. How long does Silas Lapham give Milton Rogers to produce the parties who Rogers claims want to buy the mills?

4. What is Silas Lapham's response when Persis asks him who Mrs. M is?

5. What does Anna Corey think of the Lapham family borrowing books from the public library?

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