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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Children of Silence, Chapters 14, 15, 16 and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Maureen feel about her parents?
(a) She loves them, and pities them.
(b) She loves them, and is happy at home.
(c) She hates them for keeping the family mired in poverty.
(d) She admires them for their hard work.

2. Why does Maureen need money immediately?
(a) To get out of her parents' house.
(b) To make a deposit for her college application.
(c) To buy a gun.
(d) To pay Pat's bookie.

3. Who is Jules?
(a) Loretta's nephew.
(b) Howard's brother.
(c) Loretta's oldest son.
(d) Brock's brother.

4. Where does Loretta rent a room?
(a) Next to a police station.
(b) Over a flower shop.
(c) Over a funeral parlor.
(d) Behind a general store.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of child is Betty?

2. During what years does the novel take place?

3. Who is Rita?

4. What does Jules want to do with his own children?

5. What does Loretta do every night while waiting for Pat to come home?

(see the answer key)

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