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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter Eleven, who does Tom Corey suggest his father meet?
(a) Mr. Sewell.
(b) Penelope Lapham.
(c) Irene Lapham.
(d) Silas Lapham.

2. When Irene refuses to join Tom Corey and her family for tea in Chapter Six, what is her mother's reaction?
(a) Persis insists that Irene join everyone in the parlor later.
(b) Persis locks Irene in her room.
(c) Persis slaps Irene.
(d) Persis forces Irene to join everyone for tea regardless.

3. What novel does Tom Corey notice on a table in the Lapham parlor and begin discussing?
(a) Middlemarch.
(b) Nicholas Nickleby.
(c) Little Women.
(d) Tom Sawyer.

4. For whom does Silas Lapham name his top brand of paint?
(a) His daughter, Irene.
(b) His daughter, Penelope.
(c) His mother, Marie.
(d) His wife, Persis.

5. How long has the Lapham family lived in their Boston home?
(a) One week.
(b) Twenty five years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) One month.

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

7. Why does Silas Lapham stay home the day after Bromfield Corey's visit in Chapter Eleven?
(a) He is having an affair with Zerilla Dewey.
(b) He's too excited and upset by the visit to go to work.
(c) Persis Lapham is ill and needs his assistance at home.
(d) He has caught pneumonia from Bromfield.

8. In Chapter Nine, who suggests inviting the Laphams to dinner?
(a) Anna Corey.
(b) Bromfield Corey.
(c) Nanny Corey.
(d) Mr. Sewell.

9. On what street is the Lapham family's Boston home located?
(a) Main Street.
(b) Fifth Avenue.
(c) Rodeo Drive.
(d) Nankeen Square.

10. What business idea does Tom Corey first propose to Silas Lapham in Chapter Six?
(a) Expanding into the construction business.
(b) Investing capital in Lapham's company.
(c) Starting a branch of Lapham's company in Maine.
(d) A partnership in Lapham's company.

11. When Irene Lapham receives a newspaper clipping from Texas, who does she think has sent it to her?
(a) Anna Corey.
(b) Kyle Rohden.
(c) Tom Corey.
(d) Teddy Lindner.

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

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

14. What does Irene ask Tom Corey to suggest for the new room in the Laphams' Beacon Street home?
(a) Books.
(b) Art work.
(c) A piano.
(d) Furniture.

15. What does Tom Corey tell his father in Chapter Eleven that Mrs. Lapham has never done, a fact the Coreys find unusual given the Lapham wealth?
(a) She has never patronized a charity.
(b) She has never attended the opera.
(c) She has never given a dinner.
(d) She has never bought a real diamond necklace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of business does Silas Lapham buy before his paint business takes off?

2. Who comes to the Lapham home on Nankeen Square to see if Silas Lapham is ill when Lapham doesn't show up at work?

3. What does Anna Corey think of her son going into Lapham's mineral paint business?

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

5. What does Persis Lapham try unsuccessfully to get her husband to understand at the end of Chapter Nine?

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