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Jeannette Walls
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The Glass Castle Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Jeannette Walls
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rose Mary inherit when her mother dies?
(a) Her mother's jewelry collection.
(b) Several hundred thousand dollars.
(c) A house in Arizona and land in Texas.
(d) A mansion.

2. What types of activities does Rex do with his children?
(a) He likes to paint and do ceramics with them.
(b) He likes to play board games and cards with them.
(c) He never does anything with them.
(d) He tells them stories at night and plays outside with them.

3. Jeannette has how many siblings?
(a) Four sisters.
(b) No siblings.
(c) Five brothers.
(d) A brother and two sisters.

4. What happens when Jeannette is released from the hospital?
(a) Jeannette's mother cannot pay the bill, so the hospital lets her go.
(b) The doctors realize that they cannot keep her from her family.
(c) She is able to get up and walk outside so the doctor tells her she can go.
(d) Her father takes her out against medical advice.

5. How long does Jeannette stay in the hospital?
(a) Two days.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) One year.
(d) One week.

6. How does Jeannette get food to eat at school when she's hungry?
(a) She steals from other children's lunches.
(b) She steals money to buy a snack each day.
(c) Her friends share their lunches with her.
(d) She eats things from the trash.

7. Where does Jeannette live in Part 1 of the book?
(a) In a bad neighborhood.
(b) In an apartment on Park Avenue.
(c) In a large house in the suburbs.
(d) In a homeless shelter.

8. Why does Jeannette enjoy staying with Grandma Smith?
(a) She treats Rex with great respect.
(b) She is very funny and easy-going and loves to play.
(c) She indulges the children's every whim.
(d) She provides a sense of stability and makes hot meals.

9. What type of childhood does Jeannette say she had?
(a) Unique.
(b) Typical.
(c) Sad.
(d) Frightening.

10. What is Rose Mary's philosophy on child-rearing?
(a) She believes in very harsh discipline.
(b) She believes that children need freedom and no structure.
(c) She thinks that children should not be allowed to make decisions.
(d) She will not let children out of her sight.

11. What happens to Jeannette when she first starts school in Blythe?
(a) She hates school and hides out to avoid it.
(b) She has a very hard time academically.
(c) She gets held back a grade.
(d) She is picked on because of her intelligence.

12. Why does Jeannette enjoy staying in the hospital?
(a) Because there are lots of children to be friends with.
(b) Because it is quiet and not chaotic.
(c) Because she gets lots of presents from her family.
(d) Because she is angry at her family, and doesn't want to go home.

13. What are Jeannette's feelings towards her parents in light of her upbringing?
(a) She wants nothing to do with her parents.
(b) She feels fondness and is a bit confused by them.
(c) She has a deep rage for them.
(d) She is filled with regrets about their relationship.

14. Which of the following does Rose Mary tell Jeannette about changing?
(a) That she cannot change because of her husband.
(b) That she needs a lot of help if she is going to change.
(c) That she would change if she wasn't so old.
(d) That she does not want to change.

15. When Rex has no money to buy Christmas presents for the children, what does he give them?
(a) An hour to talk with him about anything they want.
(b) A star.
(c) A pet puppy.
(d) A trip to the zoo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of work does Rex do while they are in Arizona?

2. What happens to greatly improve Lori's situation at school and home?

3. Who is the youngest child in the Walls family?

4. In Part 2, what does Jeannette ask her father for as a Christmas gift?

5. Why does Rex take the children to the zoo?

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