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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three, Welch, Pages 129-183,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who takes care of baby Maureen while the family is moving?
(a) Brian.
(b) Grandma Smith.
(c) Lori and Jeannette.
(d) The Walls parents.

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

3. Where did Jeannette's mother grow up?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Arizona.
(d) London.

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

5. Why do the Welch children end up in special education classes?
(a) The children tell the principal that they want to be in slower classes.
(b) They can't understand the principal and don't answer his questions correctly.
(c) The teacher talks to them and decides that they aren't smart.
(d) Their mother tells the school that the children can't read.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jeannette's grandparents feel about her relationship with Dinitia?

2. How does Lori get burned at the house in Welch?

3. Why does the family often pick up and leave in the middle of the night?

4. Why do Rex and Rose Mary leave the children with their grandparents?

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

(see the answer key)

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