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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. How old is Loretta at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Sixteen.

2. Why is the person Loretta goes to unable to help her?
(a) Because her husband doesn't welcome strangers.
(b) Because they are already living in someone else's home.
(c) Because they have no place to live themselves.
(d) Because they are in the hospital.

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

4. In what city does most of the novel take place?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Boston.

5. What does Loretta do after Mrs. Wendall is gone?
(a) Gets a second job, to pay for the nursing home care.
(b) Rents Mrs. Wendall's room to a boarder.
(c) Moves the family into a smaller apartment.
(d) Quits her job to care for her children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jules struggle with after Howard's funeral?

2. Where is Howard living, after the war?

3. What position is Maureen elected to in school?

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

5. Howard leaves Loretta and their children to go where?

(see the answer key)

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