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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, The Desert, Pages 9-61 ,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Rex react when Jeannette accidentally burns the shed down?
(a) He beats Jeannette.
(b) He is not angry and turns it into a physics lesson.
(c) He does not realize that Jeannette is responsible.
(d) He makes Jeannette and Brian rebuild the barn.

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

3. Who is the youngest child in the Walls family?
(a) Charlene.
(b) Brian.
(c) Maureen.
(d) Jeannette.

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

5. What is Jeannette's mother doing when Jeannette hurt herself in Part 2?
(a) She is asleep in the living room.
(b) She is not in the house.
(c) She is helping Jeannette.
(d) She is in the other room, painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Jeannette's childhood?

2. What genre of book is "The Glass Castle"?

3. What is Jeannette's profession?

4. Why won't Rose Mary talk about her homelessness?

5. How does Jeannette feel as she looks around her comfortable apartment?

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