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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jeannette's grandparents feel about her relationship with Dinitia?
(a) They are glad Jeannette has found a friend.
(b) They're friends with Dinitia's parents and enjoy having her around.
(c) They dislike Dinitia because they once had a a feud with her parents.
(d) They don't like it because Dinitia is black.

2. How does Jeannette finance her rent during her college years?
(a) She pays for everything with student loans.
(b) She borrows money from her sister.
(c) She lives in a hostel to save money.
(d) She trades childcare for room and board.

3. How do Rose Mary and Rex react to the children's story about the incident between Erma and Brian?
(a) They beat the children for lying.
(b) They are enraged at Erma.
(c) They side with Erma, saying the children should have behaved better.
(d) They pretend that they do not hear what the children are saying.

4. What does Jeannette decide to do instead of following the guidance counselor's advice?
(a) To apply to top-notch schools.
(b) To wait for graduation and then move back to Phoenix.
(c) To stay at home, but drop out of school.
(d) To move to New York City immediately, even before graduating high school.

5. What event precipitates the argument in which Erma ends up hitting Lori?
(a) Erma tells Lori that her father is "just a bum."
(b) Lori catches Erma attempting to molest Brian.
(c) Erma believes Jeannette stole her money.
(d) Brian becomes upset at Erma because she doesn't pay attention to him.

6. For what purpose do Jeannette and Brian start digging a large hole in the backyard?
(a) They hide all of their prized possessions in it.
(b) They want to have a place to go and hide by themselves to talk.
(c) They decide to make a pet cemetery for their dogs and cats.
(d) They want to help Rex build the foundation for the glass castle.

7. What happens to the money that Lori and Jeannette have been saving?
(a) Their father breaks their piggy bank and steals it.
(b) They decide to give it to their parents.
(c) They lend it to their brother, who does not pay them back.
(d) They spend it on a school trip.

8. Where does Erma tell the children to go stay after the argument with Lori?
(a) In the backyard.
(b) At the neighbor's house.
(c) In the shed.
(d) In the basement.

9. What does Brian's mother do with what Jeanette and Brian find while foraging in the woods?
(a) She gives it as a gift to a friend.
(b) She sells it to a neighbor for less than it is worth.
(c) She keeps it because it "raises her spirits".
(d) She loses it before she can sell it.

10. Why do the other children look down on the Walls children?
(a) Because of their lack of clothing and food.
(b) Because their mother doesn't have a real job.
(c) Because they aren't from Welch.
(d) Because they are "teacher's pets."

11. What is the condition of the Wells' house like when spring comes in Part 3?
(a) The house is deteriorating with mold everywhere and no front door.
(b) The family has added onto the house, so there is more room for the children.
(c) The house has been burned down.
(d) The kids paint the outside and fix up the yard, but the inside is still in bad shape.

12. What does Jeannette plan to do after high school?
(a) Go straight to college.
(b) Take a job with the publication she interns for.
(c) Travel the world.
(d) Move back to Welch to be near her parents.

13. Why do Rex and Rose Mary leave the children with their grandparents?
(a) They want the kids to spend 'quality time' with Erma.
(b) To go on a second honeymoon.
(c) To return to Phoenix to pick up their belongings.
(d) Because Rex has a new moneymaking scheme in Texas.

14. What does Rex tell Jeannette when he takes her to the bus station in Part 3?
(a) That she is making a huge mistake and will not be able to get along without her family.
(b) That once she leaves, she is no longer welcome in the home.
(c) That she is always welcome to change her mind and come back home.
(d) That he knows that she will be a huge success.

15. What happens when Jeannette goes swimming in a public pool?
(a) She nearly drowns after getting into a fight with another girl.
(b) She finally finds something that she can enjoy doing during the summer.
(c) A neighborhood girl befriends her.
(d) The other children mock her for living in a "trash heap" and chase her out of the pool.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jeannette help Lori get to New York City?

2. Where does Rex take Jeannette while her mother is gone in Part 3?

3. Where do the children go to shower after there is no longer any bathroom in their house?

4. What does Brian do when some neighborhood kids break out a window in the house?

5. Why does Jeannette begin to refuse to go to her uncle's house?

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