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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where did Rex grow up?
(a) Los Angeles, California.
(b) Welch, West Virginia.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Biloxi, Mississippi.
2. What is Rose Mary's philosophy on child-rearing?
(a) She believes in very harsh discipline.
(b) She thinks that children should not be allowed to make decisions.
(c) She will not let children out of her sight.
(d) She believes that children need freedom and no structure.
3. What are Jeannette's parents' feelings regarding society's rules?
(a) They are very responsible, but don't like it.
(b) They think rules are very important.
(c) They want to fit in with everyone.
(d) They refuse to conform to them.
4. Why does Rose Mary dislike her teaching job?
(a) Because teaching requires organization and discipline.
(b) Rose Mary dislikes being with other people's children.
(c) Teachers don't make enough money.
(d) She always wanted to be college professor.
5. What does Rose Mary inherit when her mother dies?
(a) A house in Arizona and land in Texas.
(b) Several hundred thousand dollars.
(c) Her mother's jewelry collection.
(d) A mansion.
6. Who helps Rose Mary write and organize her lesson plans?
(a) Brian.
(b) Another teacher.
(c) Rex.
(d) Lori.
7. How does Rose Mary feel about her current living situation?
(a) She is all right with being homeless.
(b) She has been looking for a new place for a while and is very frustrated.
(c) She is thinking about returning to her parent's home.
(d) She is angry that she cannot find a job.
8. What is the Hot Pot?
(a) The name of the place that the kids build a fort.
(b) A local bar that Rex frequents.
(c) A special hiding place in the basement.
(d) A hot spring where the family goes to swim.
9. What basic needs do Jeannette's family not always provide?
(a) Love.
(b) Food and shelter.
(c) Safety.
(d) Education of any type.
10. What is the Walls' house in Arizona like?
(a) It is an old Spanish-style villa with a pool.
(b) It is run-down and located in a bad neighborhood.
(c) It is a small home that they share with her mother's friends.
(d) It is a mansion, but has not been well cared for.
11. Which of the following does Rose Mary tell Jeannette about changing?
(a) That she would change if she wasn't so old.
(b) That she does not want to change.
(c) That she needs a lot of help if she is going to change.
(d) That she cannot change because of her husband.
12. What does Rose Mary want to discuss with her daughter in Part 1?
(a) Politics.
(b) How she needs help.
(c) The author's childhood.
(d) Painters and a recent art exhibit.
13. What is the glass castle?
(a) A place that the kids go to play.
(b) A home that Rex dreams of building for his family.
(c) The place that Jeannette escapes to in her dreams.
(d) The house that Rose Mary grew up.
14. What do the children think of their new home in Arizona?
(a) They hate the house as it's not very large.
(b) They think the house is old and creepy.
(c) They wish that they still lived in Battle Mountain.
(d) They feel as if they are living in a mansion.
15. How does Rose Mary try to keep Rex from spending the family's money?
(a) She takes it to a bank and does not tell him.
(b) She spends it all before he can get at it.
(c) She hides it in the house.
(d) She lets the children handle the money.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Jeannette get food to eat at school when she's hungry?
2. Why does Rex take the children to the zoo?
3. How is Jeannette able to keep from going hungry at school after her father loses his job again?
4. Who takes care of baby Maureen while the family is moving?
5. Why does Rex lose so many jobs?
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