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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. What happens to Bernie?
(a) He is shot and killed.
(b) His sister is kidnapped.
(c) He is hit by a car and killed.
(d) He contracts a terminal illness.

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

3. What happens to Maureen's notebook?
(a) It is stolen.
(b) Her little sister destroys it.
(c) Her mother throws it away.
(d) She loses it.

4. What are Maureen's responsibilities on a daily basis?
(a) Cooking, housework, and her own schoolwork.
(b) Going to work, because she does not attend school.
(c) Only her schoolwork.
(d) Going to work and completing her schoolwork.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Howard leaves Loretta and their children to go where?

2. What is Loretta forced to do as payment for Howard's help?

3. In what city does most of the novel take place?

4. What kind of a child is Jules?

5. What happens to Jules at school?

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