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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. When Irene Lapham receives a newspaper clipping from Texas, who does she think has sent it to her?
(a) Anna Corey.
(b) Kyle Rohden.
(c) Teddy Lindner.
(d) Tom Corey.

2. Who first discovers Silas Lapham's paint mine?
(a) Silas Lapham's father.
(b) Silas Lapham's brother, Willard.
(c) Persis Lapham.
(d) Silas Lapham.

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

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

5. How many daughters do Silas and Persis Lapham have?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Silas Lapham decide to build a new more fashionable home?

3. How old is Silas Lapham in Chapter One?

4. Silas Lapham believes Tom Corey's sole interest is the mineral paint business, but what does Persis Lapham believe has also captured Tom's interest?

5. On what street is the Lapham family's Boston home located?

(see the answer key)

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