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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Rex take the children to the zoo?
(a) He says that he is getting claustrophobic being in the city.
(b) Because he believes that they should learn more about science.
(c) He tells them they should be out doing things, and not in school.
(d) He takes them for an Easter present.

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

3. Which of the following does Rose Mary tell Jeannette about changing?
(a) That she cannot change because of her husband.
(b) That she does not want to change.
(c) That she needs a lot of help if she is going to change.
(d) That she would change if she wasn't so old.

4. After Lily Ruth Maureen is born, where does the family move?
(a) Battle Mountain.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Las Vegas.
(d) West Virginia.

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

6. How does Rose Mary try to keep Rex from spending the family's money?
(a) She spends it all before he can get at it.
(b) She takes it to a bank and does not tell him.
(c) She hides it in the house.
(d) She lets the children handle the money.

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

8. Why does the family often pick up and leave in the middle of the night?
(a) Rex is a convict and the family must not be discovered.
(b) Rex is convinced that government agents or police are after the family.
(c) The weather makes the baby sick.
(d) Rose Mary wants the children to travel all of the time.

9. Where did Jeannette grow up?
(a) Overseas, where her father was in the Air Force.
(b) In the deep South.
(c) In Canada.
(d) She moved frequently.

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

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

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

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

14. Why won't Rose Mary talk about her homelessness?
(a) She is afraid of being put into a nursing home.
(b) She doesn't want her daughter to lecture her.
(c) She is deeply ashamed.
(d) It is genuinely not important to her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Jeannette stay in the hospital?

2. What causes the argument that ends in Rose Mary being dangled out of the window by her feet by Rex?

3. The family often lacks basic necessities, which is underscored by an incident in which Jeannette finds her sister, Lori, eating what?

4. What happens when the children are traveling in the back of the U-haul to Battle Mountain?

5. How is Jeannette able to keep from going hungry at school after her father loses his job again?

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