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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, The Desert, Pages 62-125,.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Walls' financial situation improve for a time in Pheonix?
(a) Rose Mary begins to sell more of her paintings.
(b) They are getting money from mineral rights on the land in Texas.
(c) Rex stops drinking and works regularly.
(d) Jeannette finds an after-school job that pays well.

2. What is the Green Lantern?
(a) A brothel that the children frequently walk by.
(b) A bar where the parents often go.
(c) A spot in the woods where Jeannette and Brian play.
(d) The secret place where the children go to play.

3. How long has Rex worked at the job in Battle Mountain before leaving it?
(a) Two years.
(b) One month.
(c) Two days.
(d) Six months.

4. What type of childhood does Jeannette say she had?
(a) Typical.
(b) Sad.
(c) Unique.
(d) Frightening.

5. Where does Rex work when the family lives in Battle Mountain?
(a) He does not have a job.
(b) As a bartender.
(c) As a hospital orderly.
(d) In a mine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the children think of their new home in Arizona?

2. Where do Jeannette's parents live in Part 1 of the book?

3. Why does Rex take the children to the zoo?

4. What kind of work does Rex do while they are in Arizona?

5. What is the glass castle?

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