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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. What type of school do Loretta's children attend?
(a) A Catholic school.
(b) A Hebrew school.
(c) Loretta home-schools them.
(d) An inner-city public school.

2. How does Maureen feel about her parents?
(a) She loves them, and pities them.
(b) She hates them for keeping the family mired in poverty.
(c) She admires them for their hard work.
(d) She loves them, and is happy at home.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maureen feel about her method of earning an income?

2. Where is Mrs. Wendall living?

3. What happens to Maureen's notebook?

4. How does Loretta feel about Howard's absence?

5. Where does Loretta go with her children while Howard is gone?

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