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

2. 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.

3. How old is Loretta at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Twenty.

4. How does Loretta's family feel about Mrs. Wendall's placement in a nursing home?
(a) It relieves some of their stress.
(b) They feel guilty for being unable to care for her.
(c) They are angry at her because the nursing home is expensive.
(d) They are sorry to see her go.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maureen feel about her method of earning an income?

2. What kind of a child is Jules?

3. How does Maureen feel about her parents?

4. Why does Jules steal a car?

5. What is Loretta forced to do as payment for Howard's help?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Jules's living situation in Chapter 6 of the third book?

3. Why does Maureen want to marry Jim?

4. How does Loretta meet Howard?

5. What does Jules do while trying to perform a magic trick for Maureen?

6. What is Loretta's reputation as a teenager?

7. What does Maureen write about one of her other professors?

8. What happens to Howard in Chapter 10 of the first book?

9. What does Loretta think about her relationship with her children while she is in the shelter?

10. How does Maureen make money so she can leave her parents' house?

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