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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 does Jules focus on after his father's death?
(a) Getting good grades, to be able to attend college.
(b) Trying to set his mother up with a good man.
(c) Becoming the man of the family.
(d) Making money to escape his life of poverty.

2. What position is Maureen elected to in school?
(a) Leader of the student senate.
(b) Secretary of her homeroom.
(c) Officer of the debate team.
(d) Class president.

3. Why is Mrs. Wendall placed in a nursing home?
(a) The family can't afford to feed her.
(b) The family is forced to move into a smaller home.
(c) Mrs. Wendall no longer wants to live with Loretta and her children.
(d) Her deteriorating health.

4. How does Loretta feel about Howard's absence?
(a) She is angry at him, and glad he is gone.
(b) She is lost without him.
(c) She does not miss him, surprisingly.
(d) She misses him, but is able to cope.

5. How does the barn fire start?
(a) A cigarette butt that isn't extinguished.
(b) A magic trick gone awry.
(c) Sunlight hitting a convex piece of glass.
(d) Embers from a campfire.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maureen feel about the loss of her notebook?

2. Who is Howard Wendall?

3. What kind of a child is Jules?

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

5. Who is Pat Furlong?

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