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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why hasn't Bromfield Corey seen Bartley Hubbard's article in The Events about Silas Lapham?
(a) Bromfield only reads the Daily Adviser.
(b) Bromfield only reads the society page.
(c) Bromfield is illiterate.
(d) Bromfield has been out of the country.

4. To where does Silas Lapham want to take Bromfield Corey for a fish dinner?
(a) His Vermont farm.
(b) Tafts.
(c) His home in Nankeen Square.
(d) A French restaurant in Manhattan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Nine, what is Silas Lapham fond of letting the public know?

2. Who do Mrs. Lapham and Penelope note that Tom Corey never mentions to either of them during his visits?

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

4. Why do the Laphams come to believe their home in Boston is in an unfashionable neighborhood?

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

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