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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Children of Silence, Chapters 11, 12 and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jules want to do with his own children?
(a) Home-school them.
(b) Give them opportunities that he never had.
(c) Ensure that they remember him when he is gone.
(d) Live somewhere far away from Detroit.

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

4. Why is Howard fired from his job?
(a) Chronic tardiness.
(b) Corrupt behavior.
(c) Poor attendance.
(d) The company was sold.

5. How does the barn fire start?
(a) A cigarette butt that isn't extinguished.
(b) A magic trick gone awry.
(c) Embers from a campfire.
(d) Sunlight hitting a convex piece of glass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jules struggle with after Howard's funeral?

2. What happens to Jules on one of the nights when he runs away?

3. How is Howard killed?

4. How do the children react to Howard's death?

5. What does Jules focus on after his father's death?

(see the answer key)

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