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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. During what years does the novel take place?
(a) 1937 to 1967.
(b) 1917 to 1937.
(c) 1957 to 1977.
(d) 1967 to 1987.

2. What type of school do Loretta's children attend?
(a) A Catholic school.
(b) An inner-city public school.
(c) Loretta home-schools them.
(d) A Hebrew school.

3. Who is Rita?
(a) Loretta's daughter.
(b) Bernie's niece.
(c) Loretta's friend.
(d) Howard's sister.

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

5. Where is Howard living, after the war?
(a) In Detroit, with Loretta.
(b) At home with his mother.
(c) With another relative.
(d) On the streets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jules dream of when looking at maps and books?

2. What does Loretta discover when she visits her father after moving away?

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

4. What kind of a child is Jules?

5. Who is Howard Wendall?

(see the answer key)

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