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

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

3. Why is Jules almost killed in Children of Silence, Chapter 9?
(a) He is mugged walking home from work.
(b) His father beats him severely.
(c) He ponders robbing a store and is shot at by a police officer.
(d) He gets very ill from a drug overdose.

4. Why does Bernard give Jules three hundred dollars?
(a) For a new car.
(b) For a haircut, a suit, and groceries for his mother.
(c) So Jules can pay off a debt.
(d) So Jules can go to Texas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During what years does the novel take place?

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

3. Who cooks and waits up for Pat every night?

4. What happens to Jules at school?

5. Howard leaves Loretta and their children to go where?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship between Samson Wendall and Jules?

2. What happens to Mrs. Wendall after Howard's death?

3. Why does Maureen want to marry Jim?

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

5. What happens to Maureen as a result of her method of earning income?

6. What happens to Jules in Tulsa?

7. What state is Maureen in as a result of her attack?

8. How does Loretta feel when she sees Jules on the news?

9. How does Jules' relationship with Nadine end?

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

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