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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VI and VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What newspaper has sent reporter Bartley Hubard to interview Silas Lapham in Chapter One?
(a) The Events.
(b) The Wall Street Journal.
(c) The Globe.
(d) The Chronicle.

2. Whose death brings sorrow to the early years of the Lapham marriage?
(a) Silas Lapham's mother.
(b) Silas Lapham's father.
(c) Persis Lapham's mother.
(d) The Laphams' son.

3. Which member of the Lapham family is left alone with Tom Corey when he visits the site of their new Beacon Street house in Chapter Four?
(a) Silas.
(b) Persis.
(c) Irene.
(d) Penelope.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long has the Lapham family lived in their Boston home?

3. What do the Lapham sisters think their father does too much when Tom Corey visits the site of their new house in Chapter Four and receives a tour of the Beacon Street house from Silas?

4. Why does Persis Lapham call her husband the Colonel?

5. What have the Corey ladies lost when they first meet the Laphams?

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