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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through To Whose Country Have I Come? Chapters 1, 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Bernie Malin?
(a) Loretta's cousin.
(b) One of Loretta's father's friends.
(c) One of Brock's friends.
(d) A boy Loretta has been seeing.

3. Who is Bernard Geffen?
(a) Faye's father.
(b) The doctor who cares for Maureen.
(c) Pat's lawyer.
(d) A rich man who hires Jules as his personal assistant.

4. Who is Pat Furlong?
(a) A police officer investigating Howard's death.
(b) Howard's former employer.
(c) A reverend at the local church.
(d) Loretta's new husband.

5. What year is it in Children of Silence, Chapter 9?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1960.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Jules?

3. Why does Maureen need money immediately?

4. Who takes Mrs. Wendall to all of her appointments at the clinic?

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

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