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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. Where does Silas Lapham decide to build a new more fashionable home?
(a) On the beach.
(b) His Back Bay property.
(c) In London.
(d) Downtown New York.

2. Why does Persis Lapham call her husband the Colonel?
(a) Silas Lapham reminds her of her father, an army colonel.
(b) Silas Lapham is rigid and disciplined like an army officer.
(c) Silas Lapham was a colonel in the Revolutionary War.
(d) Silas Lapham was a colonel in the Civil War.

3. In what city does the novel open?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York.
(d) Paris.

4. In Chapter Three, who do Silas and Persis Lapham run into while visiting the construction site of their new home?
(a) Milton Rogers, Lapham's former partner.
(b) Bromfield Corey.
(c) Persis Lapham's aged mother.
(d) Mr. Sewell.

5. On what street is the Lapham family's Boston home located?
(a) Main Street.
(b) Nankeen Square.
(c) Fifth Avenue.
(d) Rodeo Drive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Silas Lapham send Bartley Hubbard's wife as a present at the end of Chapter One?

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

3. What does Silas Lapham tell Persis he doesn't like about Tom Corey?

4. Why does Bromfield Corey think rich girls would offer his son a greater chance at a quiet life than poor girls?

5. What kind of business does Silas Lapham buy before his paint business takes off?

(see the answer key)

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