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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. Where does Loretta rent a room?
(a) Over a flower shop.
(b) Next to a police station.
(c) Over a funeral parlor.
(d) Behind a general store.

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

3. What happens to Maureen's notebook?
(a) Her little sister destroys it.
(b) Her mother throws it away.
(c) It is stolen.
(d) She loses it.

4. Where does Loretta go with her children while Howard is gone?
(a) Back to Detroit.
(b) Nowhere; she stays with Mrs. Wendall.
(c) Overseas to be with Howard.
(d) To Texas, to start a new life.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first major character to be introduced?

2. How do the children react to Howard's death?

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

4. Who is Howard Wendall?

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

(see the answer key)

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