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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XXVI and XXVII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of gambling does Silas Lapham tell his wife he has been doing in Chapter Ten?
(a) Playing the stock market.
(b) Playing roulette.
(c) Playing poker.
(d) Betting on horses.

2. Why does Persis Lapham discourage her husband from bringing Tom Corey home with him?
(a) She doesn't approve of Tom as a suitor for Irene.
(b) She wants Tom to visit on his own accord.
(c) She thinks Tom is an unpleasant young man.
(d) She prefers another young man as Irene's suitor.

3. Where does Tom Corey find employment when he leaves Lapham's business?
(a) The West Virginia paint company.
(b) His uncle's investment firm.
(c) A local bank.
(d) His father's art gallery.

4. Who does Milton Rogers claim might want to buy the mills?
(a) Some English investors.
(b) The Coreys.
(c) A Frenchman.
(d) An Italian.

5. What might Silas Lapham have to sell because of the financial trouble he is into with Rogers?
(a) His cottage.
(b) His wife's jewelry.
(c) His Back Bay home.
(d) His paint business.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom Corey try unsuccessfully to convince Penelope of at the end of Chapter Nineteen?

2. While conversing with his mother in Chapter Eight, what does Tom Corey tell his mother about Penelope Lapham?

3. 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?

4. Why can't Zerilla marry Mr. Wemmel?

5. Who defends Milton Rogers to Silas Lapham and refuses to believe Rogers is the swindler he seems to be?

(see the answer key)

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