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The Glass Castle (p.25-77)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did Jeannette Walls parents meet?

a)

Rex Walls was cliff diving with his military friends when Rose Mary showed up and jumped first.

b)

Rose Mary was sitting alone at a bar and Rex Walls bought her a drink.

c)

Rex Walls met Rose Mary when he was defending her honor in front of his friends.

d)

Rex Walls saw Rose Mary get out of her car and instantly fell in love.

2.

While living in the desert at Christmas time, Rex Walls let his children pick their presents. What were those presents?

a)

Bicycles

b)

New family pets

c)

Stars and planets

d)

Candy bars

3.

What kind of building did the Walls family move into when they lived in Battle Mountain?

a)

A two bedroom apartment

b)

A two-story townhouse

c)

A wooden shack

d)

An old railroad depot

4.

What was the name of the neighborhood that the Walls family lived in when the moved to Battle Mountain?

a)

The Willows

b)

The Tracks

c)

The Hills

d)

The Desert

5.

Based on the text, what kind of place can you infer the Green Lantern was?

a)

A bar

b)

A dance hall

c)

A brothel

d)

A therapy office

6.

Which of the following DID NOT happen when Billy Deel attacked the Walls children with a BB gun?

a)

Lori and Jeannette shot back with Rex Walls' pistol.

b)

Billy Deel was seriously injured.

c)

The police were called and the Walls family was to appear in court.

d)

The Walls family moved to Phoenix.

7.

What did the doctors say Grandma Smith died of?

a)

Old age

b)

Breast Cancer

c)

Leukemia

d)

Radiation poisoning from the rocks that her children made her jewelry from

8.

What did Rex Walls use to patch the holes in the floor of their Phoenix home?

a)

Empty beer cans

b)

Scrap pieces of wood

c)

He didn't patch the holes

d)

They were covered with carpet

9.

What happened to the Christmas tree that the Walls family decorated?

a)

Rex Walls set it on fire inside the house

b)

The family dog knocked it over

c)

The Walls family set it on fire after Christmas

d)

The Walls family never had a Christmas tree

10.

What did Jeannette Walls ask her father for on her 10th birthday?

a)

A new bicycle

b)

For Rex Walls to stop drinking

c)

To go pervert hunting

d)

A trip to the Grand Canyon