The Glass Castle Quiz Questions
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- 1.What City is Jeanette living in when she begins this book?
- A.
Chicago
- B.
Seattle
- C.
New York
- D.
Philadelphia
- E.
Detroit
- 2.Jeanette states that she was imbarassed of herself for wearing pearls and living on Park Avenue. What event causes her to feel this way?
- 3.What did Jeanette's mother do with the duck sauce and the hot-and-spicy mustard?
- A.
She use them with her egg rolls
- B.
She put them in her pockets
- C.
She put them in her pockets and them asked the waiter for more
- D.
She told her daughter that she simply must try the sauces on her kung pao chicken.
- E.
She dumped them in her purse
- 4.Jeanette tells us that her earliest childhood memory was.........?
- 5.Jeanette names several reasons she would like to stay in the hospital forever. Which reason below is NOT one of those reasons?
- A.
She had her first piece of chewing gum
- B.
The nurse would sneak her candy from the vending machines
- C.
She had a radio in her room
- D.
The nurses changed her sheets, even when they weren't dirty
- E.
The nurses brought her 3 hot meals a day
- 6.When Jeanette's mother arrived at the hospital and found her chewing gum, she told Jeanette that chewing gum was a low-class habit, and the nurse should have consulted her before encouraging such vulgar behavior. Explain the irony in this statement.
- 7.What kind of prize did Jeanette's mother win at the raffle at the fair?
- A.
A helicopter ride
- B.
Free cotton candy for Lori and Brian
- C.
10 Free tickets to ride the ferris wheel
- D.
A large stuffed cat with a jeweled collar
- E.
Two goldfish
- 8.Jeanette's favorite toy was.............
- A.
Cinderella
- B.
Sleeping Beauty
- C.
Snow White
- D.
The Little Mermaid
- E.
Tinkerbell
- 9.What word did Jeanette's father use when they had to leave their home quickly?
- A.
The Twist
- B.
The Mouse Dance
- C.
The Get with it Dance
- D.
The Lickety-split
- E.
The Skedaddle
- 10.Which two fruits does Jeanette remember having an feast on at one point during her childhood?
- A.
Bananas and Strawberries
- B.
Grapes and Apples
- C.
Grapes and Cantaloupes
- D.
Cantaloupes and Apples
- E.
Oranges and Apples
- 11.What is the Glass Castle? What was their father's excuse for having not yet started the constructino process of the Glass Castle?
- 12.Who thought that Rex Wall's was flawless?
- A.
Mary Charlene
- B.
Jeanette
- C.
Lori
- D.
Brian
- E.
Grandma Smith
- 13.What made the Joshua Tree so beautiful?
- 14.Explain the symbolism of the Glass Castle. What does it represent?
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