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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XVI, XVII and XVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Silas Lapham born?
(a) In New Orleans.
(b) On a boat on the Mississippi River.
(c) In a Philadelphia slum.
(d) On a farm in Vermont.

2. What business idea does Tom Corey propose to Silas Lapham that meets with Lapham's approval?
(a) Lowering the price on his products.
(b) Increasing the company's advertising.
(c) Taking the paint to foreign countries like Mexico.
(d) Adding a cheaper line of paint.

3. Who does Silas Lapham credit for his Christian upbringing?
(a) His older sister.
(b) His mother.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His father.

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

5. Who saves Lapham's life during the Civil War by taking a bullet meant for Lapham?
(a) Jim Millon.
(b) Milton Rogers.
(c) Bromfield Corey.
(d) Persis Lapham's father, George.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anna Corey think of the Lapham family borrowing books from the public library?

2. What is Anna Corey's reaction when her husband Bromfield tells her their son has decided to join Silas Lapham's paint business?

3. When Irene Lapham receives a newspaper clipping from Texas, who does she think has sent it to her?

4. Which relative has Tom Corey consulted in addition to his father about the merits of joining Lapham's mineral paint business?

5. How many sisters does Tom Corey have?

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