The Glass Castle 72-81d

Why didn't the narrator raise their hand all the time in class?

• They didn't know the answers

• They wanted the other kids to like them

• Miss Page discouraged it

• They were too shy

What was the teacher's reaction when the narrator turned in an assignment in binary?

• She was impressed

• She thought it was a joke

• She praised the narrator's creativity

• She ignored it

What was the neighborhood where the narrator lived known as?

• The Green Zone

• The Tracks

• The Desert

• The Playgrounds

What was the only rule the children had to obey according to the text?

• They had to be home before it got dark.

• They had to come home when the streetlights went on.

• They had to listen to their mother.

• They had to clean their clothes after playing.

What did the mother think about getting hurt while playing?

• It was unacceptable and required immediate medical attention.

• It was part of growing up and children should get things like that out of their systems when they are young.

• It was something that should be avoided at all costs.

• It was a sign of weakness and should be punished.

What did the mother say after the narrator got a deep gash?

• "You need to go to the hospital every time you skin your knees."

• "We're becoming a nation of sissies."

• "You should be more careful next time."

• "That's what you get for playing rough."

What did the narrator's favorite rocks to find look like from the outside?

• They looked like sparkling purple amethysts.

• They looked like hollow caves with walls covered in crystals.

• They looked like boring round rocks.

• They looked like old batteries and oil drums.

Where did the narrator keep their rock collection?

• In the Woods.

• Behind the house, next to Mom's piano.

• At the dump.

• Near the railroad ties and rotting lumber.

What did the narrator do with the rocks from their collection?

• Used them to decorate graves of pets and dead animals.

• Sold them all for hundreds of dollars.

• Gave them away for free to anyone interested.

• Threw them away at the dump.

What did Brian and the narrator decide to do with the bottles and jars they found?

• They decided to throw them away.

• They decided to conduct a scientific experiment.

• They decided to sell them.

• They decided to decorate the abandoned shed with them.