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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Children of Silence, Chapters 11, 12 and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Jules, Maureen, and Betty fail to bond with their parents?
(a) Loretta blames her children for her financial problems.
(b) Loretta never wanted to have children.
(c) Loretta's children blame her for the abuse they suffered at the hands of Mrs. Wendall.
(d) Their pervasive financial problems don't leave much time for bonding.

2. What is Maureen's method of escape?
(a) Drugs and alcohol.
(b) Running away repeatedly.
(c) Going to the movies.
(d) Going to the library.

3. What does Jules want to do with his own children?
(a) Ensure that they remember him when he is gone.
(b) Home-school them.
(c) Give them opportunities that he never had.
(d) Live somewhere far away from Detroit.

4. Why is the person Loretta goes to unable to help her?
(a) Because they are in the hospital.
(b) Because they have no place to live themselves.
(c) Because her husband doesn't welcome strangers.
(d) Because they are already living in someone else's home.

5. What type of child is Betty?
(a) A child of the streets at an early age.
(b) Cheerful and loving.
(c) Helpful and cooperative around the house.
(d) Independent and responsible.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Loretta do after Mrs. Wendall is gone?

2. How does Maureen feel about her parents?

3. Where does Loretta go with her children while Howard is gone?

4. What type of school do Loretta's children attend?

5. What year is it in Children of Silence, Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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