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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 does Loretta discover when she visits her father after moving away?
(a) That he has gotten remarried.
(b) That he has been institutionalized.
(c) That he has been killed.
(d) That he is missing.

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

3. Who is Jules?
(a) Brock's brother.
(b) Howard's brother.
(c) Loretta's nephew.
(d) Loretta's oldest son.

4. What kind of a child is Jules?
(a) Delightful and adventurous.
(b) Defiant and disrespectful.
(c) Boisterous and obnoxious.
(d) Quiet and introspective.

5. How does Loretta feel about Mrs. Wendall?
(a) She is grateful to have her around to help with the children.
(b) She hates her meddling, overbearing attitude.
(c) She is glad to have her as company.
(d) She is jealous of Mrs. Wendall's relationship with Howard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Jules at school?

2. Who is Maureen?

3. During what years does the novel take place?

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

5. What happens to Bernie?

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