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The Glass Castle pages 129 - 154

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT true about the home on 93 Little Hobart Street

a)

Only the back of the house rested on the ground

b)

there wasn't a bathroom

c)

When it rained outdoors, it rained in the kitchen

d)

The exterior had a fresh coat of white paint

2.

On the rare occasions the house on Little Hobart Street had electricity, the family

a)

would read Shakespeare together in the evenings

b)

worked the plans for The Glass Castle they were going to build on the property

c)

worked on home improvements so the house could have running water, a chimney, etc.

d)

had to protect themselves from receiving electrical shocks in the kitchen

3.

Erma requests that the Walls children refrain from getting on her nerves and not __________ in her home.

a)

talk loudly

b)

laugh

c)

use profanity

d)

play

4.

Due to the lack of a county sewer system, people disposed of waste in

a)

outdoor outhouses

b)

their back yards covered with dirt

c)

the river, Tug

d)

the outdoors

5.

Jeannette and Brian were enrolled in school and had to attend classes for students with learning disabilities because (more than one answer)

a)

they didn't have school records with them

b)

they didn't know the answers to questions asked by the principal

c)

they couldn't understand the principal's accent and he couldn't understand theirs

d)

these were the only classes that had available seats

6.

Jeannette was bullied by (more than one answer)

a)

her teacher

b)

neighborhood kids

c)

a group of three black girls

d)

a tall, skinny boy in her History class

7.

Dinitia stopped beating on Jeannette when

a)

she saw Jeannette rescue a boy from a dog

b)

Jeannette got new clothes

c)

Jeannette told on her to the Principal

d)

Jeannette beat her badly

8.

Jeannette was denied food when she told Erma

a)

People are alike - they just have different complexions

b)

she was getting beat up daily

c)

she doesn't like the lard sandwiches in her lunch

d)

she helped a boy that was being attacked by a dog

9.

Erma claims she has not left her house in fifteen years because

a)

she doesn't want to see or be seen by black people

b)

She has poor health

c)

She doesn't want her neighbors to know how she really lives

d)

she thinks the town has gone down hill too much so she'd rather stay home

10.

A physical altercation resulted from Erma

a)

refusing to feed the Walls children

b)

denying the children their weekly bath

c)

inappropriately touching Brain

d)

using derogatory language about black people

11.

The Walls children were told that because THEY had something wrong, the family was_______

a)

skedaddle

b)

going to move to another town in the Appalachian Mountains

c)

going to move back to Phoenix

d)

banished from Erma's home