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

2. How is Howard killed?
(a) A steel beam crushes him in an accident at work.
(b) He is hit by a bus while walking home drunk.
(c) He has a heart attack from drinking too much.
(d) He is beaten to death in a bar fight.

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

4. How does Mrs. Wendall react to the barn fire?
(a) She assumes that it was a lightning strike.
(b) She whips the perpetrator with a stick.
(c) She is pleased to get the insurance money.
(d) She faints when she sees it.

5. Why is Bernard killed?
(a) A mugging gone wrong.
(b) The jealous rage of Faye's husband.
(c) The jealousy of a business rival.
(d) His involvement in underworld crime.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Loretta at the beginning of the novel?

2. What year is it in Children of Silence, Chapter 9?

3. Who is Bernie Malin?

4. Who is Maureen?

5. Who is the first major character to be introduced?

Short Essay Questions

1. As a young adult, how does Maureen feel about her family?

2. What happens to Loretta after Howard's death?

3. What happens to Loretta after her building burns down during the riots?

4. How does Jules seduce Nadine?

5. How does Loretta meet Howard?

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

7. Why hasn't Maureen been able to get a job?

8. Why is Jim re-evaluating his relationship with his current wife?

9. How does Jules feel about himself after the shooting?

10. What happens to Jules in Tulsa?

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