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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Brock, in relation to Loretta?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her son.
(d) Her father.

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

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

4. What year is it at the beginning of the second book, chapter 4?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1942.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jules do when he finds Bernard?

2. What type of child is Betty?

3. Who is Betty?

4. Why does Loretta feed Maureen sweets every day?

5. Why does Maureen need money immediately?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jules get a rifle during the riot?

2. What does Jules do at the end of Chapter 7 of the third book?

3. What is Loretta's situation at the beginning of the novel?

4. What happens when Loretta visits her father for the first time after her marriage?

5. What happens to Loretta and Bernie?

6. What is Jules and Nadine's relationship like after their reunion?

7. What are some of Maureen's responsibilities around the house after Loretta marries Pat?

8. What do Jules and Nadine end up doing in Chapter 5 of the second book?

9. What is Maureen's situation at the beginning of the third book?

10. How does Loretta deal with Maureen's condition?

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