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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Come My Soul, That Hath Long Languished, Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Mrs. Wendall react to the barn fire?
(a) She whips the perpetrator with a stick.
(b) She faints when she sees it.
(c) She is pleased to get the insurance money.
(d) She assumes that it was a lightning strike.

4. After her marriage to Jim, why doesn't Maureen want any contact with her family?
(a) Joe doesn't allow her to have any contact with them.
(b) She doesn't want Joe to know how poor her family is.
(c) She wants the part of her life she associates with them to be over.
(d) She is afraid of becoming involved with their criminal activities.

5. What does Jules focus on after his father's death?
(a) Getting good grades, to be able to attend college.
(b) Making money to escape his life of poverty.
(c) Becoming the man of the family.
(d) Trying to set his mother up with a good man.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Loretta go for help while Howard is gone?

2. Who is Brock, in relation to Loretta?

3. What year is it in Children of Silence, Chapter 9?

4. What are Maureen's responsibilities on a daily basis?

5. What does Loretta discover when she visits her father after moving away?

(see the answer key)

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