1: In the opening section, what does Jeannette see her mom doing on a street in New York City?
a. Window shopping
b. Getting arrested
c. Hugging her husband
d. Picking through the trash
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2: Dad is known for doing "the skedaddle," which is
a. a silly dance to entertain the kids.
b. a fancy technique for winning a game of pool.
c. a sudden move out of town.
d. a secret gesture of love reserved for his wife.
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3: What does Jeannette wish for on her tenth birthday?
a. Money
b. That her Dad would stop drinking
c. A real house
d. A job for Mom
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4: Wells compares her family to which two plants?
a. Cactus and a Joshua tree
b. Poison ivy and an oak tree
c. Cactus and a pine tree
d. Cabbage and a Joshua tree
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5: When Dad "gives" each child a real star for Christmas, what is he teaching them?
a. He's too cheap to buy a real present.
b. Mom would never be as thoughtful as he is.
c. Material things do not matter.
d. That Santa Claus saves stars just for the best kids.
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6: Lori's reluctance to explore the outdoors and her interest in books arise from her ____________.
a. bad eyesight
b. innate shyness
c. fear of big, open spaces
d. extreme closeness to her mother
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7: When the Wells family arrive in Welch, they live ____________.
a. in a motel
b. in their car
c. with Duane, Dad's grandpa
d. with Erma, Dad's mother
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8: Jeannette and Brian dig a huge hole next to their house for Dad's ____________.
a. Glass Castle
b. Glass House
c. empty glass alcohol bottles
d. glassmaking equipment
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9: In the Battle of Little Hobart Street, the Brian and Jeannette fight against __________ and win.
a. Dinitia Hewitt
b. Billy Deel
c. Ernie Goad
d. Erma and Stanley
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10: The children, who often go hungry, discover that Mom is hiding a ____________ from them and eating it all by herself.
a. giant chocolate bar
b. big apple pie
c. huge box of cereal
d. five-course steak dinner
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11: True or False? Jeannette and Ben find a diamond ring that Mom sells for five thousand dollars.
a. True
b. False
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12: True or False? Through Jeannette's job on the school newspaper, she is astounded to learn about the outside world through a source other than her parents.
a. True
b. False
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13: True or False? A whipping from Dad spurs Jeannette to start saving money as an "escape fund."
a. True
b. False
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14: True or False? Before Jeannette leaves for New York, Dad gives her a lucky rabbit's foot as a parting gift.
a. True
b. False
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15: True or False? As an adult, Jeannette never comes to peace with her parents and their parenting style.
a. True
b. False
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