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

2. 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.

3. What is the glass castle?
(a) The house that Rose Mary grew up.
(b) A place that the kids go to play.
(c) A home that Rex dreams of building for his family.
(d) The place that Jeannette escapes to in her dreams.

4. What does Jeannette feel when she first sees Rose Mary at the beginning of the book?
(a) Envy.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Shame.
(d) Anger.

5. Why won't Rose Mary talk about her homelessness?
(a) She doesn't want her daughter to lecture her.
(b) She is deeply ashamed.
(c) She is afraid of being put into a nursing home.
(d) It is genuinely not important to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Rex doing when he met Rose Mary?

2. Where did Jeannette's mother grow up?

3. What is Jeannette's mother doing when Jeannette hurt herself in Part 2?

4. How has Rose Mary reacted to previous offers of help from her children?

5. Where is Jeannette going when she first sees Rose Mary at the beginning of the book?

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