The Glass Castle - pages 1-61

After being badly burned as a child, how do Jeannette's feelings towards fire change?

• She becomes fascinated by fire.

• She is afraid to even look at fire from a distance.

• She becomes an arsonist whose main targets are hospitals.

• She becomes one of those carnival workers who swallow fire.

Where does the piano end up?

• in the kitchen

• in the living room

• outside in the backyard

• on the railroad tracks

In the depot at Battle Mountain, the children slept in

• bunk beds

• a cardboard box

• hammocks

• tents

When the family leaves Blythe to go to Battle Mountain, the kids travel

• in the back of a station wagon

• on a bus

• in the back of the U-Haul

• with their grandmother

Because he couldn't afford Christmas gifts, Rex gave the kids

• clouds

• Tinkerbell dolls for the girls, and a comic book for Brian

• new bicycles

• stars

Rex was so sure he could find gold because

• his father had been a miner.

• he knew how to remove the gold from the rocks that surrounded it.

• he had developed a machine called the Prospector.

• he had the backing of investors who liked his machine.

What have you learned about the Joshua tree?

• Mom favors this tree and considers it a source of strength during rough times.

• There is no Joshua tree mentioned in the memoir.

• It is an absolutely beautiful tree that the family worships.

• Mom says we all have a Joshua tree in our family.

Jeannette and her family move a lot because ...

• they are always running from bill collectors.

• they're accident prone and mess up their homes.

• they never like the homes they live in.

• her parents frequently break up and get back together.

When the family moved to Battle Mountain, they chose to live in

• a run down house in the mountains

• their car

• a railroad station

• a "cat house"

What type of parents are Rex and Rosemary Walls?

• Rules, rules, and more rules!

• Uncaring

• Freestyle/ No interference from mom and dad

• Unloving