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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 genre of book is "The Glass Castle"?
(a) Memoir.
(b) Suspense.
(c) Non-fiction.
(d) Biography.

2. Where do Jeannette's parents live in Part 1 of the book?
(a) They are homeless.
(b) In a nursing home.
(c) With friends in a housing project.
(d) In a halfway house.

3. Why does Rex lose so many jobs?
(a) He is an alcoholic.
(b) He threatens the other employees.
(c) He has a physical disability.
(d) He does not have any skills.

4. What else does Rose Mary tell Jeannette in their meeting that she should do?
(a) Accept her parents as they are.
(b) Move away to another place.
(c) Move on and have her own life.
(d) Help her parents to change.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these attributes does Jeannette NOT portray in her style of storytelling?

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

3. What is Rose Mary doing when Jeannette first sees her at the beginning of the book?

4. What is Rex's educational background?

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

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