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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What subject does Tom avoid while talking with his mother in Chapter Eight?
(a) Working for a living.
(b) Penelope Lapham.
(c) Irene Lapham.
(d) Traveling to Europe.

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

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

4. Which member of the Corey family does Silas Lapham tell Persis he wants to meet?
(a) Nanny.
(b) Bromfield, Tom's father.
(c) Susan.
(d) Anna.

5. 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) Penelope.
(b) Persis.
(c) Irene.
(d) Silas.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. To whom does Silas Lapham loan money in Chapter Ten?

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

5. When Irene refuses to join Tom Corey and her family for tea in Chapter Six, what is her mother's reaction?

(see the answer key)

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