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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What incident gets the Walls family escorted out of the zoo by security?
(a) Rex tries to sneak all of the children in without paying admission.
(b) Jeannette steals ice cream for her siblings.
(c) The children throw something at one of the lions.
(d) Rex allows the children to get behind the bars to pet a cheetah.

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

4. What happens when the children are traveling in the back of the U-haul to Battle Mountain?
(a) The baby becomes very ill.
(b) The truck catches on fire.
(c) The truck breaks down and the children have to hike many hours.
(d) The door of the U-haul comes open and the parents don't notice.

5. What is the Hot Pot?
(a) The name of the place that the kids build a fort.
(b) A hot spring where the family goes to swim.
(c) A special hiding place in the basement.
(d) A local bar that Rex frequents.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How long has Rex worked at the job in Battle Mountain before leaving it?

4. In Part 2, how old is Jeannette when she gets injured?

5. Where does Rex work when the family lives in Battle Mountain?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe her father in Part 2 of the book?

2. Why do you think Rose Mary continues to refuse help from her adult children?

3. How is the accident when Jeannette gets burned symbolic of her childhood as a whole?

4. How does Rose Mary try to make the family's Christmas in Phoenix special, and what happens to ruin it for them all?

5. What does Grandma Smith provide for Jeannette that she doesn't get at home?

6. "The Glass Castle" is the author's story of the unusual, and some would say tragic, circumstances of her childhood. What is the author's tone as she tells her story? How does this reflect who she is as a person?

7. What event happened the day that Rose Mary and Rex met, that Rex says caused him to fall in love with her?

8. How does Jeannette's adult life differ from her mother's?

9. What is life like for the Walls children when they first move to Phoenix?

10. Rose Mary and Jeannette have very different views of the world. Why does Rose Mary tell Jeannette that her values are "all confused"?

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