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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Children of Silence, Chapters 14, 15, 16 and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Maureen feel about the loss of her notebook?
(a) She is furious at her sister's carelessness.
(b) She is devastated by her own irresponsibility.
(c) She feels hopeless and doesn't know how to retrieve it.
(d) She is proud of herself for keeping duplicates of all of her notes.

3. Why does Maureen enjoy the library so much?
(a) She associates the stillness with a life she hopes to someday have away from her family.
(b) She hopes to meet a man there who can take her away from her family.
(c) There is a librarian there that she has a crush on.
(d) She knows an education is the key to rising out of poverty.

4. Why doesn't Maureen have a job?
(a) There are no jobs available in her neighborhood.
(b) She doesn't want to detract from her study time.
(c) She has no marketable skills.
(d) Loretta won't allow her to get one.

5. What are the rumors circulating about Loretta at the beginning of the novel?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She associates herself with the wrong kind of boys.
(c) She is an alcoholic.
(d) Her father has been arrested.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jules focus on after his father's death?

2. Who is Maureen?

3. In what city does most of the novel take place?

4. What does Loretta do every night while waiting for Pat to come home?

5. How does the barn fire start?

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