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Babbitt
Sinclair Lewis
Study Guide
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Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Chapters 1-2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapters 6-7
Chapters 8-12
Chapter 13
Chapters 14-17
Chapters 18-20
Chapters 21-26
Chapters 27-31
Chapter 32-34
Analysis
Characters
Further Study
Context
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Context
Summary
Characters
Chapters 1-2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapters 6-7
Chapters 8-12
Chapter 13
Chapters 14-17
Chapters 18-20
Chapters 21-26
Chapters 27-31
Chapter 32-34
Study Questions
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Chapters 14-17 Quiz
Further Study
Chapters 14-17 Quiz
1
of 5
Who is elected president at the beginning of chapter 14?
Calvin Coolidge
William Henry Harrison
Warren G. Harding
Woodrow Wilson
2
of 5
What is Lucas Prout's profession?
Labourer
Surgeon
Mattress manufacturer
Lawyer
3
of 5
Babbitt earns a reputation as ___ by delivering speeches in support of Prout's candidacy.
A bore
An orator
A lickspittle
A charmer
4
of 5
On what does Babbitt place his hopes for social advancement?
His new job
Financial gains
Club memberships
His college reunion
5
of 5
Who invites a reluctant Babbitt and Myra over for a failure of a dinner?
The Overbrooks
The McKelveys
The Rieslings
Reverend Drew
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