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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 burns down the barn?
(a) Maureen.
(b) Loretta.
(c) Jules.
(d) Betty.

2. What does Jules dream of when looking at maps and books?
(a) Joining the circus.
(b) Staying in Detroit to help his mother.
(c) Getting away from Detroit one day.
(d) Becoming a pirate.

3. What sort of relationship does Betty have with her brother and sister?
(a) Betty is close to Jules, but not to Maureen.
(b) Betty isn't close to either of her siblings.
(c) All three of them are very close.
(d) Betty is close to Maureen, but not to Jules.

4. How does Mrs. Wendall react to the barn fire?
(a) She is pleased to get the insurance money.
(b) She faints when she sees it.
(c) She whips the perpetrator with a stick.
(d) She assumes that it was a lightning strike.

5. What does Jules focus on after his father's death?
(a) Becoming the man of the family.
(b) Making money to escape his life of poverty.
(c) Trying to set his mother up with a good man.
(d) Getting good grades, to be able to attend college.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Mrs. Wendall live after Howard's death?

3. How does the barn fire start?

4. Who is Maureen?

5. What position is Maureen elected to in school?

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