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Jeannette Walls
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Jeannette Walls
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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 is the incident in the first section of Part 2 that serves as a metaphor for the neglect that the children suffer?
(a) Brian is left in an apartment alone when the family moves.
(b) Lori runs away and the family doesn't realize that she is gone.
(c) The baby is left on top of the car.
(d) Jeannette falls out of the car and her parents don't notice for a while.

2. In Part 2, what does Jeannette ask her father for as a Christmas gift?
(a) For a horse.
(b) For him to stop drinking.
(c) For her father to take her and her siblings to California.
(d) To be able to go to school in the same place for one whole year.

3. How does Rose Mary try to keep Rex from spending the family's money?
(a) She hides it in the house.
(b) She lets the children handle the money.
(c) She takes it to a bank and does not tell him.
(d) She spends it all before he can get at it.

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

5. Why does Jeannette meet Rose Mary at this location in Part 1?
(a) Her mother will only meet her in public.
(b) She doesn't want her mother to see where she lives.
(c) Because her mother likes it there.
(d) Because she doesn't want to be seen with her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What incident gets the Walls family escorted out of the zoo by security?

2. How does Jeannette get food to eat at school when she's hungry?

3. Where do Jeannette's parents live in Part 1 of the book?

4. Which of the following descriptions might best describe Jeannette?

5. How does Jeannette explain her accident to the doctors and nurses at the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jeannette ask the cab driver to go back to the apartment after she sees her mother from afar in Part 1?

2. Why does Rex take the children over the safety fence to touch a cheetah at the zoo?

3. Rose Mary and Jeannette have very different views of the world. Why does Rose Mary tell Jeannette that her values are "all confused"?

4. What is Rex's reaction to Rose Mary's plan to travel to West Virginia and what happens when the family gets ready to go?

5. The author tells her story in a very straightforward manner. What does her style of writing say about her personality?

6. What feelings does Jeannette have when she first sees her mother from afar in Part 1?

7. What incident precipitates the family's leaving Battle Mountain for Phoenix?

8. What are some examples of the neglect that the children suffer during their time in both Battle Mountain and in Phoenix?

9. How does Rose Mary try to make the family's Christmas in Phoenix special, and what happens to ruin it for them all?

10. How do Lori and Jeannette help take responsibility for the new baby, Maureen, on the trip to their new home in Part 2?

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