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WorksheetsThe Glass Castle pages 129 - 154
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following is NOT true about the home on 93 Little Hobart Street
Only the back of the house rested on the ground
there wasn't a bathroom
When it rained outdoors, it rained in the kitchen
The exterior had a fresh coat of white paint
On the rare occasions the house on Little Hobart Street had electricity, the family
would read Shakespeare together in the evenings
worked the plans for The Glass Castle they were going to build on the property
worked on home improvements so the house could have running water, a chimney, etc.
had to protect themselves from receiving electrical shocks in the kitchen
Erma requests that the Walls children refrain from getting on her nerves and not __________ in her home.
talk loudly
laugh
use profanity
play
Due to the lack of a county sewer system, people disposed of waste in
outdoor outhouses
their back yards covered with dirt
the river, Tug
the outdoors
Jeannette and Brian were enrolled in school and had to attend classes for students with learning disabilities because (more than one answer)
they didn't have school records with them
they didn't know the answers to questions asked by the principal
they couldn't understand the principal's accent and he couldn't understand theirs
these were the only classes that had available seats
Jeannette was bullied by (more than one answer)
her teacher
neighborhood kids
a group of three black girls
a tall, skinny boy in her History class
Dinitia stopped beating on Jeannette when
she saw Jeannette rescue a boy from a dog
Jeannette got new clothes
Jeannette told on her to the Principal
Jeannette beat her badly
Jeannette was denied food when she told Erma
People are alike - they just have different complexions
she was getting beat up daily
she doesn't like the lard sandwiches in her lunch
she helped a boy that was being attacked by a dog
Erma claims she has not left her house in fifteen years because
she doesn't want to see or be seen by black people
She has poor health
She doesn't want her neighbors to know how she really lives
she thinks the town has gone down hill too much so she'd rather stay home
A physical altercation resulted from Erma
refusing to feed the Walls children
denying the children their weekly bath
inappropriately touching Brain
using derogatory language about black people
The Walls children were told that because THEY had something wrong, the family was_______
skedaddle
going to move to another town in the Appalachian Mountains
going to move back to Phoenix
banished from Erma's home
