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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 are the rumors circulating about Loretta at the beginning of the novel?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She is an alcoholic.
(c) Her father has been arrested.
(d) She associates herself with the wrong kind of boys.

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

3. What does Howard do for Loretta?
(a) He loans her money to get out of town.
(b) He gives her a job at his restaurant.
(c) He helps her cover up Bernie's murder.
(d) He gives her medication to sell.

4. Who is Bernie Malin?
(a) A boy Loretta has been seeing.
(b) One of Loretta's father's friends.
(c) Loretta's cousin.
(d) One of Brock's friends.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jules?

2. How is Howard killed?

3. Who burns down the barn?

4. During what years does the novel take place?

5. How does the barn fire start?

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