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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What genre of book is "The Glass Castle"?
2. Why does Rex lose so many jobs?
3. What is Rose Mary doing when Jeannette first sees her at the beginning of the book?
4. Where does Jeannette decide to meet Rose Mary in Part 1?
5. What does Rose Mary want to discuss with her daughter in Part 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Rose Mary's philosophy of life make it difficult for her to hold a job?
2. How does Rose Mary try to make the family's Christmas in Phoenix special, and what happens to ruin it for them all?
3. How was Jeannette's childhood atypical?
4. Why do you think Rose Mary continues to refuse help from her adult children?
5. How does the author describe her father in Part 2 of the book?
6. What does Grandma Smith provide for Jeannette that she doesn't get at home?
7. "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?
8. Why does the Walls family frequently pack up and move in the middle of the night?
9. Why does Jeannette ask the cab driver to go back to the apartment after she sees her mother from afar in Part 1?
10. What is Rose Mary's reply in Part 1 to Jeannette's asking her what she should tell others about her mother?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Life is hard for the Walls family wherever they go. However, in different places it is hard in different ways. Compare their lives in Phoenix, Battle Mountain, and Welch, answering each of the following questions about each location:
1) What are the family's basic living conditions like?
2) What is Rose Mary's emotional condition like and how does it affect the rest of the family?
3) Discuss Rex's emotional condition as well.
Essay Topic 2
The Walls children have a hard time adjusting to life as adults. How does each of them carry the scars of their neglectful childhood?
1) Compare Brian, Maureen, Jeannette, and Lori as adults. How are their lives alike, and how do they differ?
2) What difficulties has each of them faced as adults, and how successful have they been in overcoming or learning from these difficulties?
3) What good traits, or qualities has each of these children developed as a result of their "unique" childhood?
Essay Topic 3
One of the most prominent themes of this book is that of forgiveness. Despite living in such difficult circumstances, and despite being the innocent victims of their parents' selfishness and poor decisions, the Walls children continue to welcome their parents into their lives, particularly as adults. Discuss the theme of forgiveness in "The Glass Castle". Cite examples from the book of how the author is able to forgive others, and herself as well. Consider:
1) How does Jeannette show that she forgives her parents, both as a child and an adult?
2) What is it about Jeannette's personality that allows her to show forgiveness?
3) How does the author's unusual upbringing actually help to develop this quality in her?
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