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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. Why is Mrs. Wendall placed in a nursing home?
(a) Her deteriorating health.
(b) The family is forced to move into a smaller home.
(c) The family can't afford to feed her.
(d) Mrs. Wendall no longer wants to live with Loretta and her children.

2. How do the children react to Howard's death?
(a) They show little emotion.
(b) Jules is devastated, but the girls show little emotion.
(c) They are all devastated.
(d) Betty is the only one who is upset about it.

3. Where does Mrs. Wendall live after Howard's death?
(a) She goes to live with a relative in the country.
(b) She continues to live with Loretta and her new husband.
(c) She goes to a funeral home.
(d) She goes to live with one of her other children.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Howard killed?

2. What position is Maureen elected to in school?

3. How does Mrs. Wendall react to the barn fire?

4. How does Loretta feel about Mrs. Wendall?

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

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