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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice is given to Silas and Persis Lapham at the end of Chapter Eighteen to handle the situation with Tom Corey?
(a) To force Tom to marry Irene.
(b) To fire Tom from the paint business.
(c) To take Penelope and Irene far away from Tom.
(d) To let Penelope have Tom so only Irene suffers.

2. What does Charles Bellingham say is the most popular thing to put into a novel?
(a) Self sacrifice.
(b) Mysteries and secrets.
(c) Murder.
(d) Romance.

3. Why does Penelope greet Tom Corey when he visits her home in Chapter Sixteen?
(a) Irene is ill.
(b) Tom asks for her.
(c) Her father is not home at the time.
(d) Irene sends her downstairs as an emissary.

4. Who does Tom Corey tell Penelope he loves?
(a) Zerilla Dewey.
(b) Moll Millon.
(c) Penelope.
(d) Irene.

5. To how much does Persis Lapham limit her husband's spending on their new home?
(a) One hundred thousand dollars.
(b) Ten thousand dollars.
(c) Fifty thousand dollars.
(d) One million dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What collateral of Milton Rogers's is Silas Lapham going to sell for what they will fetch in the market?

2. For whom does Silas Lapham name his top brand of paint?

3. When Tom Corey tells his mother about his romance, who does his mother initially believe he loves?

4. Who says she will never live in the Lapham's new house on Back Bay?

5. What business idea does Tom Corey first propose to Silas Lapham in Chapter Six?

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