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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Children of Silence, Chapters 6, 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Betty?
(a) Loretta's friend.
(b) Loretta's younger daughter.
(c) Howard's sister.
(d) Maureen's cousin.

2. How does Loretta make money to support herself and her children?
(a) She becomes a prostitute.
(b) She sings at a local nightclub.
(c) She sells drugs.
(d) She waits tables at a local diner.

3. What does Jules dream of when looking at maps and books?
(a) Staying in Detroit to help his mother.
(b) Becoming a pirate.
(c) Getting away from Detroit one day.
(d) Joining the circus.

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

5. Howard leaves Loretta and their children to go where?
(a) To fight in World War II.
(b) To live with and care for his aging mother.
(c) To backpack across Europe.
(d) To move in with his mistress.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Loretta feel about Mrs. Wendall?

2. Who is Brock, in relation to Loretta?

3. In what city does most of the novel take place?

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

5. What are the rumors circulating about Loretta at the beginning of the novel?

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