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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Wendall say about Jules's future?
(a) That he will end up being a street-rat, just like his mother.
(b) That he needs to go to school in order to get a good job.
(c) That he will wind up in the electric chair, and Mrs. Wendall will pull the switch.
(d) That he has to dress and behave as if he is richer than he is.

2. In what city does most of the novel take place?
(a) Boston.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Detroit.

3. To whom does Loretta go for help while Howard is gone?
(a) Rita.
(b) Her father.
(c) Bernie.
(d) Brock.

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

5. What does Jules do for work after Bernard's murder?
(a) He works as a delivery driver for a florist.
(b) He works at a restaurant as a short-order cook.
(c) He works as a receptionist at a hotel.
(d) He works at a local garage repairing cars.

6. How does Loretta feel about Mrs. Wendall?
(a) She is jealous of Mrs. Wendall's relationship with Howard.
(b) She is grateful to have her around to help with the children.
(c) She is glad to have her as company.
(d) She hates her meddling, overbearing attitude.

7. How does Loretta make money to support herself and her children?
(a) She sells drugs.
(b) She waits tables at a local diner.
(c) She sings at a local nightclub.
(d) She becomes a prostitute.

8. Where are Jules and Nadine at the end of Chapter 6 of the second book?
(a) Nadine is in Texas; Jules is making his way back to Detroit.
(b) Nadine and Jules are in Texas together.
(c) Nadine and Jules are both back in Michigan.
(d) Jules is in Texas; Nadine is making her way back to Detroit.

9. How did Bernard make most of his money?
(a) His involvement in the Detroit mob.
(b) An item he invented.
(c) An inheritance.
(d) The business he owned.

10. What does Jules do when he finds Bernard?
(a) He brings Bernard to his mother's house to stay with her.
(b) He calls the police and stays with Bernard until they come.
(c) Returns the money Bernard had given him to Bernard's pocket and leaves.
(d) He calls Bernard's lawyer to come help him.

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

12. Who cooks and waits up for Pat every night?
(a) No one.
(b) Maureen.
(c) Betty.
(d) Loretta.

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

14. What type of child is Betty?
(a) Cheerful and loving.
(b) Independent and responsible.
(c) Helpful and cooperative around the house.
(d) A child of the streets at an early age.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maureen decide to make money?

2. What is Loretta's situation at the beginning of the second book?

3. Who watches Loretta's children while Loretta goes out to make money?

4. Why is Mrs. Wendall placed in a nursing home?

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

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