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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. Why does Jeannette meet Rose Mary at this location in Part 1?
(a) Because her mother likes it there.
(b) Because she doesn't want to be seen with her mother.
(c) She doesn't want her mother to see where she lives.
(d) Her mother will only meet her in public.

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

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

4. What is Rose Mary doing when Jeannette first sees her at the beginning of the book?
(a) Her mother is digging through a dumpster.
(b) Her mother is grocery shopping.
(c) Her mother is arguing with a police officer.
(d) Her mother is injured, on the side of the road.

5. Which of the following best describes Jeannette's childhood?
(a) Calm.
(b) Boring.
(c) Chaotic.
(d) Strict.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who helps Rose Mary write and organize her lesson plans?

3. How does Rex react when Jeannette accidentally burns the shed down?

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

5. Who is the oldest child in the Walls family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Rose Mary's reply in Part 1 to Jeannette's asking her what she should tell others about her mother?

2. What is Rex's reaction to Rose Mary's plan to travel to West Virginia and what happens when the family gets ready to go?

3. How does Rose Mary's philosophy of life make it difficult for her to hold a job?

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

5. What does the glass castle represent, not only to Rex, but to the rest of the family as well?

6. What are some of the unorthodox ways that the Walls parents get money and items for the house?

7. How does Rex teach Jeannette to swim, and how is it representative of his philosophy of parenting in general?

8. What incident precipitates the family's leaving Battle Mountain for Phoenix?

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

10. What gift does Jeannette ask her father for on her tenth birthday and how does he react?

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