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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IV and V.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what series of articles is the newspaper going to feature an article on Silas Lapham?
(a) The Rich Men of New York series.
(b) The Paint Sellers of America series.
(c) The Solid Men of Boston series.
(d) The Business Men of Vermont series.

2. Why do the Laphams come to believe their home in Boston is in an unfashionable neighborhood?
(a) A fashion magazine tells them it is.
(b) Their daughters decree that it is.
(c) The fashionable Anna Corey implies that it is.
(d) A newspaper article states that it is.

3. What does Persis Lapham do for a living before she marries Silas?
(a) She raises thoroughbred horses.
(b) She runs a restaurant.
(c) She teaches school.
(d) She owns a cattle ranch.

4. What do the Lapham sisters make fun of when discussing Tom Corey at the end of Chapter Four?
(a) Tom's short stature.
(b) Tom's big feet.
(c) Tom's hair and nose.
(d) Tom's freckles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following statements does not describe Irene Lapham?

2. Which of the following statements does not describe Irene Lapham's appearance?

3. What newspaper has sent reporter Bartley Hubard to interview Silas Lapham in Chapter One?

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

5. Where was Silas Lapham born?

(see the answer key)

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