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

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

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

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

5. Who burns down the barn?
(a) Maureen.
(b) Betty.
(c) Loretta.
(d) Jules.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Betty?

2. Where does Loretta rent a room?

3. Who is Jules?

4. How does Loretta make money to support herself and her children?

5. What does Howard do for Loretta?

(see the answer key)

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