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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, The Desert, Pages 62-125,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Rex doing when he met Rose Mary?
(a) He did not have a job.
(b) He was working as an electrical engineer.
(c) He was a traveling salesman.
(d) He was in the Air Force.

2. Who does Jeannette think that they are going to see and maybe even stay with in Arizona?
(a) Grandma Smith.
(b) Her mother's friends.
(c) Neighbors from when Jeannette was small.
(d) Rex's parents.

3. When Rex is able to get to the family's money, what does he spend it on?
(a) Gifts for his mistress.
(b) Gifts for the kids.
(c) Useless things for the house.
(d) Alcohol and gambling.

4. How does Jeannette end up hurting herself in Part 2?
(a) She burns herself at a bonfire.
(b) She is climbing a tree and falls on a fence.
(c) She is playing on the roof and falls off.
(d) She is boiling hot dogs and gets burned.

5. Why does the family leave for Arizona in the middle of the night?
(a) They have gotten into a feud with a neighboring family.
(b) Rose Mary lost her job and doesn't want anyone to know.
(c) They accidentally burned down their house.
(d) The kids want to leave their school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rex say that the family must leave Las Vegas?

2. Why does Brian go to investigate the Green Lantern?

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

4. What type of childhood does Jeannette say she had?

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

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