The Glass Castle Novel Review

How did Jeannette catch on fire in the beginning of the novel?

• She was making herself pasta while Rose Mary watched and painted.

• She was testing chemical reactions with toxic chemicals in a shed near her house.

• She was throwing toilet paper that was on fire down the toilet.

• She was cooking hot dogs by herself.

What does it mean to escape somewhere "Rex Walls style"?

• To leave somewhere without paying.

• To fight someone and bolt

• To create an elaborate plan to steal booze from somewhere

• To leave a responsibility to head to the nearest bar

What did Rex do with Lori when she was stung by a poisonous scorpion when she was little?

• He took her to the hospital

• He took her to a priest

• He took her to a witch doctor

• He took her home to rest and bandaged her up.

What did Rose Mary call a "disgusting lower-class habit" while at the hospital with Jeannette?

• Spitting

• Chewing gum

• Smoking

• Watching TV

What is the Prospector?

• An invention Rex is working on to separate gold from rocks

• An elaborate plan Rex created to construct the Glass Castle without any manual labor

• an invention Rex is working on to dig for diamonds in the desert

• A nickname buddies at local bars call Rex for being the master of scamming people

What does Rose Mary say to Jeannette when she sees her cooking by herself after getting out of the hospital for being caught on fire?

• "Jeannette! Get away from the flames unless you want another painful lesson!"

• "Why don't you go play outside and I'll let you know when your lunch is ready?"

• "Glad to see that you can fend for yourself. That's a Walls girl!"

• "Good! You can't fear something as basic as fire."

This character says, "Don't be so sentimental" when the family cat is tossed out of the car window and Jeannette is crying.

This character says, "You busted your snot locker pretty good" after Jeannette got a bloody nose.

This character asked a prostitute outside of the Green Lantern what went on there.

Jeannette made a promise to this character that she would always take care of them.