3. What does Nadine know about why Bernard was killed?
(a) She thinks it is because he didn't pay his bookie.
(b) Nothing.
(c) She knows who killed him, and why.
(d) She knows it is because he got involved with the wrong people.

4. How long is Pat in jail?
(a) Eighteen months.
(b) Four months.
(c) Six months.
(d) A year.

5. During what years does the novel take place?
(a) 1957 to 1977.
(b) 1917 to 1937.
(c) 1967 to 1987.
(d) 1937 to 1967.

6. Who takes Mrs. Wendall to all of her appointments at the clinic?
(a) Jules.
(b) Loretta.
(c) Maureen.
(d) Howard.

7. Where is Howard living, after the war?
(a) On the streets.
(b) With another relative.
(c) In Detroit, with Loretta.
(d) At home with his mother.

8. Where does Loretta rent a room?
(a) Over a funeral parlor.
(b) Behind a general store.
(c) Next to a police station.
(d) Over a flower shop.

9. What happens to Bernie?
(a) His sister is kidnapped.
(b) He is shot and killed.
(c) He contracts a terminal illness.
(d) He is hit by a car and killed.

10. What position is Maureen elected to in school?
(a) Leader of the student senate.
(b) Officer of the debate team.
(c) Class president.
(d) Secretary of her homeroom.

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

12. Why is Loretta arrested?
(a) Leaving her children unattended.
(b) Prostitution.
(c) Carrying a concealed weapon.
(d) Distributing narcotics.

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

14. Why is Pat in jail?
(a) For a bar fight.
(b) For stealing a car.
(c) For stealing money from work.
(d) For beating Maureen so severely.

15. Where does Maureen hide the money she makes?
(a) In books in her room.
(b) In her jewelry box.
(c) Under her mattress.
(d) In her desk drawer.