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WorksheetsTGC pp. 26-42 Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What topic did Dad avoid discussing with his children?
His time in the Air Force
His childhood and parents
His favorite hobbies
His political beliefs
Why did Dad leave Welch, West Virginia?
To escape his parents
To get away from coal mining
To join the Air Force and become a pilot
To pursue a job on the railroad
What impressed Dad about Mom the moment he met her?
Her cooking
Her bravery and spirit
Her money
Her education
What action convinced the men Mom could dive?
She bragged about past dives
She pushed one of them off the cliff
She performed a swan dive herself
She showed them photos
What was Dad’s response when Mom asked why she should accept his proposal?
“Because I’m the best man you’ll meet.”
“I didn’t propose — I told you I was going to marry you.”
“You’ll never find someone like me.”
“Your parents agree with me.”
Why did Mom eventually say she agreed to marry Dad?
She was in love
She needed financial support
Dad pressured her and she needed to escape her mother
She wanted to travel
Which child was mute and bald for the first three years?
Jeannette
Lori
Mary Charlene
Brian
What happened to Mary Charlene?
She ran away
She died of crib death
She was adopted
She moved in with Grandma
How did Dad react when Mary Charlene was mentioned?
He cried openly
He refused to talk and left the room
He told stories about her
He blamed Mom
Why did Dad pawn Mom’s wedding ring?
To buy alcohol
To fix the car
Because the family was short on cash
To gamble
Why did the family need to find gold, according to Dad?
To buy a better car
To build the Glass Castle and replace Mom’s ring
To impress Grandma
To stop moving from place to place
What caused Jeannette to fall out of the Green Caboose?
The seat broke
Lori pushed her
A sudden turn over railroad tracks
She opened the door accidentally
What was Jeannette still holding after the fall?
Her doll
A comic book
A Mounds bar
Beef jerky
What did Dad use to pull pebbles out of Jeannette’s face?
Tweezers
His fingers
A knife tip
Needle-nosed pliers
Why did the family leave Las Vegas?
They ran out of money
The Mafia was supposedly after Dad
Mom wanted to visit her mother
The car broke down
Why did Mom prefer the hotel in the Tenderloin District?
It was safer
It had a pool
It felt more “authentic”
It was cheap
What dangerous activity did Jeannette secretly do in the bathroom?
Play with scissors
Light and flush burning toilet paper
Try to dye her hair
Climb out the window
How did Dad rescue Jeannette during the hotel fire?
He carried her over his shoulder
He wrapped her in a blanket and carried her out
He told her to jump out the window
He put wet towels over her face
What was the waitress’s reaction when Jeannette ordered a Shirley Temple?
She got angry
She refused to serve it
She laughed
She ignored her
Why did Dad say the family should move back to the desert after the fire?
He missed the heat
They had friends there
Cities would “kill you” and civilization was corrupt
He wanted to gamble there again
