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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jeannette do about her schooling when she moves to New York?
(a) She drops out of high school.
(b) She decides to drop out of school for a while and go back when she can save up money.
(c) She goes to school part-time and works full-time.
(d) She attends a public school and works for a small publication.

2. What event leads to Rex's becoming (temporarily) sober in Part 4?
(a) His daughter begs him to get sober before her wedding.
(b) His doctor tells him he'll die if he doesn't get sober.
(c) Rose Mary threatens to leave him if he doesn't stop drinking.
(d) He gets ill and is hospitalized for a time.

3. Why does Rex leave the job that has been arranged for him in Part 4?
(a) Lori tells him he should quit.
(b) He realizes that he can't do the job well.
(c) Rex doesn't think the job pays enough for what he is doing.
(d) Rose Mary begs him to come back to the city.

4. Who brings Rose Mary to Thanksgiving dinner?
(a) Grandpa Walls.
(b) Lori.
(c) Maureen.
(d) Brian.

5. What does Rose Mary tell the kids when they complain about their living conditions?
(a) That they need to go out and get jobs to help the family.
(b) That if they are unhappy they should leave.
(c) That they are very lucky that they have their siblings.
(d) That many people on their street have worse situations than theirs.

6. For what purpose do Jeannette and Brian start digging a large hole in the backyard?
(a) They hide all of their prized possessions in it.
(b) They decide to make a pet cemetery for their dogs and cats.
(c) They want to have a place to go and hide by themselves to talk.
(d) They want to help Rex build the foundation for the glass castle.

7. Why does Jeannette end up stealing from her place of employment?
(a) Because she feels she deserves to have something nice.
(b) To get even, when her boss accuses her of being a thief.
(c) To give a gift to her mother.
(d) In order to buy food.

8. Where do Jeannette and Lori first live in New York City?
(a) With friends.
(b) In a flophouse.
(c) In a house that they purchase with their savings.
(d) In a hostel.

9. What happens that saves Jeannette from having to drop out of school because of financial problems?
(a) She gets a high-paying job.
(b) Her father comes up with the money for her tuition.
(c) Her mother sells her jewelry to help her.
(d) She borrows money from her sister.

10. Why do Rex and Rose Mary leave the children with their grandparents?
(a) They want the kids to spend 'quality time' with Erma.
(b) To go on a second honeymoon.
(c) Because Rex has a new moneymaking scheme in Texas.
(d) To return to Phoenix to pick up their belongings.

11. What is the high school guidance counselor's advice for Jeannette?
(a) To graduate high school and find a college to go to in West Virginia.
(b) To keep her aspirations low, considering her background.
(c) To get married and not worry about school.
(d) To find a vocational school to go to, and live at home.

12. How does Rex put Jeannette in a potentially dangerous situation in Part 3?
(a) By giving her alcohol.
(b) By having her "entertain" a man who he is playing pool with.
(c) By leaving her alone at home.
(d) By letting her stay out all night.

13. What incident helps cement Jeannette's conviction to leave Welch and her family?
(a) Her father punishes her after she tells her mother to stop acting like a child.
(b) She gets into a fight with another girl at school.
(c) Her sister runs away.
(d) She catches her father with another woman.

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

15. Since the Walls family cannot find a house they can afford to rent, what do they do instead?
(a) Live in an abandoned house.
(b) Move in with friends.
(c) Buy a house.
(d) Build a house from found materials.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Jeannette's parents express concern over her living arrangement in New York?

2. What does Brian do after graduating from high school?

3. What does Jeannette tell her parents about the social worker visiting the house?

4. Where does Jeannette attend college?

5. What does Jeannette's mother reluctantly do to help keep the family together in Part 3?

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