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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Children of Silence, Chapters 6, 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Loretta forced to do as payment for Howard's help?
(a) She has to pay him back within a month.
(b) She has to take care of his dying mother.
(c) She has to marry his nephew.
(d) She has to sleep with him.

2. How does Mrs. Wendall react to the barn fire?
(a) She assumes that it was a lightning strike.
(b) She whips the perpetrator with a stick.
(c) She faints when she sees it.
(d) She is pleased to get the insurance money.

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. Howard leaves Loretta and their children to go where?
(a) To live with and care for his aging mother.
(b) To fight in World War II.
(c) To backpack across Europe.
(d) To move in with his mistress.

5. To whom does Loretta go for help while Howard is gone?
(a) Bernie.
(b) Rita.
(c) Her father.
(d) Brock.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the barn fire start?

2. How old is Loretta at the beginning of the novel?

3. Why is the person Loretta goes to unable to help her?

4. What does Mrs. Wendall say about Jules's future?

5. What are the rumors circulating about Loretta at the beginning of the novel?

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