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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Jules visits Nadine?
(a) She throws him out.
(b) She robs him.
(c) He seduces her.
(d) He rapes her.

2. What sort of relationship does Betty have with her brother and sister?
(a) All three of them are very close.
(b) Betty is close to Jules, but not to Maureen.
(c) Betty isn't close to either of her siblings.
(d) Betty is close to Maureen, but not to Jules.

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

4. What does Loretta do after Mrs. Wendall is gone?
(a) Gets a second job, to pay for the nursing home care.
(b) Rents Mrs. Wendall's room to a boarder.
(c) Moves the family into a smaller apartment.
(d) Quits her job to care for her children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Maureen's method of escape?

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

3. How long is Pat in jail?

4. Why does Maureen enjoy the library so much?

5. Who is Rita?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why hasn't Maureen been able to get a job?

2. What does Jules do at the end of Chapter 7 of the third book?

3. How do Mort and Vera differ in their ideas about social change?

4. What is the significance of the letters that Maureen writes?

5. What do Jules and Nadine end up doing in Chapter 5 of the second book?

6. What happens when Loretta visits her father for the first time after her marriage?

7. What happens to Maureen as a result of her method of earning income?

8. What is the result of Jules's and Nadine's adventure?

9. Who is helping Maureen to come out of her catatonia?

10. What is Jules and Nadine's relationship like after their reunion?

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