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

2. Who does Silas Lapham want to talk with his wife about in Chapter Eighteen?
(a) Jim Millon.
(b) Milton Rogers.
(c) Irene.
(d) Bromfield Corey.

3. When Tom Corey tells his mother about his romance, who does his mother initially believe he loves?
(a) Zerilla Dewey.
(b) Irene.
(c) Moll Millon.
(d) Penelope.

4. What does Anna Corey think of the Lapham family borrowing books from the public library?
(a) That it shows how frugal they are.
(b) That it shows their ignorance of literature.
(c) That it makes them common.
(d) That it shows theit interest in literature.

5. What does Anna Corey mean when she says there is no need for Tom to earn a living either through work or marriage?
(a) He has won the Massachusetts Lottery.
(b) He can live in a commune where money has no value.
(c) He is a thief and can steal what he needs to live on.
(d) He is wealthy and can live off his wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Nine, what is Silas Lapham fond of letting the public know?

2. With what does Persis Lapham worry Irene will wear herself out?

3. What does Tom Corey tell his mother the Laphams like to do more than read?

4. Who comes to the Lapham home on Nankeen Square to see if Silas Lapham is ill when Lapham doesn't show up at work?

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

(see the answer key)

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