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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jeannette enjoy staying in the hospital?
(a) Because it is quiet and not chaotic.
(b) Because there are lots of children to be friends with.
(c) Because she is angry at her family, and doesn't want to go home.
(d) Because she gets lots of presents from her family.

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

3. What type of childhood does Jeannette say she had?
(a) Sad.
(b) Typical.
(c) Unique.
(d) Frightening.

4. What happens to greatly improve Lori's situation at school and home?
(a) She becomes a cheerleader.
(b) She finds a boyfriend.
(c) A teacher takes a great interest in her.
(d) She gets glasses and can finally see well.

5. How does Rose Mary feel about her current living situation?
(a) She has been looking for a new place for a while and is very frustrated.
(b) She is angry that she cannot find a job.
(c) She is thinking about returning to her parent's home.
(d) She is all right with being homeless.

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

7. What is Jeannette's profession?
(a) Elementary Teacher.
(b) Journalist.
(c) Literature Professor.
(d) Scientist.

8. What happens to Jeannette when she first starts school in Blythe?
(a) She hates school and hides out to avoid it.
(b) She is picked on because of her intelligence.
(c) She has a very hard time academically.
(d) She gets held back a grade.

9. Who helps Rose Mary write and organize her lesson plans?
(a) Rex.
(b) Another teacher.
(c) Lori.
(d) Brian.

10. Rex and Rose Mary make some money for the family by:
(a) Shoplifting food from stores and selling it.
(b) Dealing drugs.
(c) Scamming banks by making simultaneous withdrawals.
(d) Doing odd jobs for their neighbors.

11. What is Jeannette's mother doing when Jeannette hurt herself in Part 2?
(a) She is asleep in the living room.
(b) She is in the other room, painting.
(c) She is not in the house.
(d) She is helping Jeannette.

12. What does Rose Mary inherit when her mother dies?
(a) A mansion.
(b) Several hundred thousand dollars.
(c) Her mother's jewelry collection.
(d) A house in Arizona and land in Texas.

13. According to Rose Mary, how should Jeannette explain her mother's situation to others?
(a) She should pretend that her mother is dead.
(b) She should tell the truth.
(c) She should make up whatever makes her feel best.
(d) She should tell them it is none of their business.

14. Which of the following descriptions might best describe Jeannette?
(a) Angry, bitter.
(b) Self-reliant, strong.
(c) Carefree, giddy.
(d) Indifferent, lazy.

15. What happens when Brian goes to the Green Lantern?
(a) He sees his father there.
(b) The women there are very kind to him.
(c) A woman throws things at him and tells him to leave.
(d) He is embarrassed and runs away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What types of activities does Rex do with his children?

2. Where did Rex grow up?

3. What happens when the Walls children begin school in Phoenix?

4. What incident gets the Walls family escorted out of the zoo by security?

5. When Rex has no money to buy Christmas presents for the children, what does he give them?

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