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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 Jules on one of the nights when he runs away?
(a) He is kidnapped.
(b) He gets lost in a burning building.
(c) He is hit by a car.
(d) He witnesses the aftermath of a plane crash.

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

3. What does Jules dream of when looking at maps and books?
(a) Joining the circus.
(b) Staying in Detroit to help his mother.
(c) Getting away from Detroit one day.
(d) Becoming a pirate.

4. What does Loretta do after Mrs. Wendall is gone?
(a) Quits her job to care for her children.
(b) Gets a second job, to pay for the nursing home care.
(c) Moves the family into a smaller apartment.
(d) Rents Mrs. Wendall's room to a boarder.

5. How does Loretta make money to support herself and her children?
(a) She sells drugs.
(b) She sings at a local nightclub.
(c) She becomes a prostitute.
(d) She waits tables at a local diner.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Loretta feel about Howard's absence?

2. How is Howard killed?

3. Why is Howard fired from his job?

4. Who is Betty?

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

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