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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 the first major character to be introduced?
(a) Betty.
(b) Maureen.
(c) Jules.
(d) Loretta.

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

3. Why does Maureen need money immediately?
(a) To make a deposit for her college application.
(b) To pay Pat's bookie.
(c) To get out of her parents' house.
(d) To buy a gun.

4. What kind of a child is Jules?
(a) Delightful and adventurous.
(b) Quiet and introspective.
(c) Boisterous and obnoxious.
(d) Defiant and disrespectful.

5. When Pat comes home after witnessing Maureen's actions, what does he do?
(a) He calls the police.
(b) He talks to Loretta about Maureen's actions.
(c) He packs Maureen's things and throws them onto the lawn.
(d) He beats Maureen severely.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of child is Betty?

2. What sort of relationship does Betty have with her brother and sister?

3. Where is Howard living, after the war?

4. How does Maureen feel about the loss of her notebook?

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

(see the answer key)

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