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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Jeannette decide to meet Rose Mary in Part 1?
(a) At a restaurant.
(b) At the author's apartment.
(c) At a homeless shelter.
(d) At a hotel.

3. Why does Jeannette enjoy staying with Grandma Smith?
(a) She indulges the children's every whim.
(b) She provides a sense of stability and makes hot meals.
(c) She treats Rex with great respect.
(d) She is very funny and easy-going and loves to play.

4. Who is Billy Deel?
(a) A good friend of Rex's.
(b) Rex's grandfather.
(c) A neighborhood boy three years older than Jeannette.
(d) Brian's best friend from school.

5. How does Jeannette get food to eat at school when she's hungry?
(a) Her friends share their lunches with her.
(b) She eats things from the trash.
(c) She steals from other children's lunches.
(d) She steals money to buy a snack each day.

6. What does Rose Mary want to discuss with her daughter in Part 1?
(a) The author's childhood.
(b) How she needs help.
(c) Painters and a recent art exhibit.
(d) Politics.

7. What is the incident in the first section of Part 2 that serves as a metaphor for the neglect that the children suffer?
(a) Lori runs away and the family doesn't realize that she is gone.
(b) Jeannette falls out of the car and her parents don't notice for a while.
(c) Brian is left in an apartment alone when the family moves.
(d) The baby is left on top of the car.

8. In Part 2, what does Jeannette ask her father for as a Christmas gift?
(a) For him to stop drinking.
(b) For a horse.
(c) To be able to go to school in the same place for one whole year.
(d) For her father to take her and her siblings to California.

9. How does Jeannette contact Rose Mary to set up a meeting in Part 1?
(a) She calls a mutual friend.
(b) She leaves her a note at a hotel.
(c) She sends a letter.
(d) She calls her father and asks him to relay the message.

10. How does Jeannette explain her accident to the doctors and nurses at the hospital?
(a) She says that she is allowed to cook alone, because she is very mature.
(b) She says that she is not allowed to cook, but did it anyway.
(c) She says that her sister distracted her and that is why she got hurt.
(d) She tells them that her mother injured her on purpose.

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

12. What happens when the Walls children begin school in Phoenix?
(a) They are very popular right away.
(b) They are all put into special education classes.
(c) They are put into advanced classes.
(d) They decide not to return after the first week.

13. Where did Rex grow up?
(a) Biloxi, Mississippi.
(b) New York, New York.
(c) Los Angeles, California.
(d) Welch, West Virginia.

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

15. What is Rose Mary's philosophy on child-rearing?
(a) She believes in very harsh discipline.
(b) She thinks that children should not be allowed to make decisions.
(c) She believes that children need freedom and no structure.
(d) She will not let children out of her sight.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Jeannette stay in the hospital?

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

3. What does Jeannette feel when she first sees Rose Mary at the beginning of the book?

4. Which of the following does Rose Mary tell Jeannette about changing?

5. What is the Green Lantern?

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