The Glass Castle

what was the address of welch house

93 little hobart street

where does J go to college?

Barnard college and Columbia university

ate ice out of the tray where Jeannette was at the hospital because of her burns

Brian

became a policeman

Brian

forced to give comic book to a prostitute

Brian

went on pervert hunts with Jeannette

Brian

found chocolate bars in a dumpster

Brian and Jeannette

Describe Erma and Stanley

Erma: really mean and did not like the kids. Doesn't want them calling her grandma. She tried to molest Brian which makes them think that she may have molested Rex as a kid. Stanley: wants them to call him grandpa. He was nice but did not stand up for the kids.

Who is Billie Deal?

He moved into the same trailer park as her and they became friends. She wanted to be friends until she realized that he wanted to be her boyfriend. He gave her his friend and she still denied that he was her boyfriend. He "tried" to rape her. She gave back his ring. He went to her house and started to shoot his bb gun.

Detain description of Phoenix house when they first moved in

It was a mansion, Adobe house. Palm Tree's, Hollyhocks, Big shed in the backyard.

what does J get out of the trash in girl's bathroom

J would forget her lunch, so she would go in the bathroom and find lunch bags thrown in there. She ate what was left.

Erma and Stanley prank orchestrated by Rex

Jeannette

fascinated with fire

Jeannette

stole a watch but returned it

Jeannette

made posters to raise money

Jeannette and Lori

crafted a clay bust of shakespeare for scholarship

Lori

Describe how children get to NY and what do they do

Lori: used the nannying job that was offered to J, but once she got there she busted tables and then bar tended. J: she decided to finish high school in NY and live with Lori, so she could get instate tuition. She then went to Barnard and became a writer. Brian: the girls decided that Brian needs to come live with them. They thought he might want to stay in Welch, but he wants to come fast. He then became a police officer. Maureen: when she was 14 she moved in with Lori in NY. When she got there she did not work hard and got on drugs.

How is Jeannette burned?

Making hot dogs and her pink dress caught on fire making her whole body catch on fire

ate dinner at neighbor's houses almost every night

Maurine

enjoyed the company of men

Maurine

hashed holes in floors with beer cans and nails

Rex Walls

how did Rex and Rose Mary meet

Rex was with his friends at a cliff that went into the lake or whatever. Rose Mary came over and was going to cliff dive. She went and then he went. Then he said I'm going to marry you and he did.

ate chocolate under convers

Rose Mary

insisted that life with wrecks was never boring

Rose Mary

Why was Jeannette afraid of her mom recognizing her on the streets?

She's embarrassed by her mom. Jeannette was successful and her mom is poor

Why did the Walls have to leave Battle Mountain?

The kids fired a gun at Billie Deal. The police came by and said they would have to go to court, but later that night they skedaddled.

why did the family move to Welch?

There was no money coming in and that's where Rex's parents live

what do people say about the wall's kids offer cheetah petting?

They called Rex a crazy drunk and the kids dirty little urchin children

Describe the fight between Rose Mary and Rex at Battle Mountain.

They fight about money and at the end Rex tells her to get a job because her art career isn't going anywhere. She gets a job as a teacher.

why did Brian and Jeannette go pervert hunting?

They would keep their windows open at the Phoenix house and perverts would sneak in. Brian and J. would go looking for them. One night someone woke up J by trying to molest her.

what present did Rex buy the kids?

bikes or stars

what do kids find rosemary eating in bed?

chocolate

how does Rex repair the termite holes in the floor?

he uses beer cans and nails

what occasion does J ask her dad to stop drinking?

her 10th birthday

what is the prospector supposed to do?

search through the dirt and gold

why is Maureen arrested?

she stabbed rose mary

Describe Welch house

smelled like cigarettes, no indoor plumbing or central heating, leaking roof, bulbs dangled from the ceiling, floor boards rotted through

What does checking out Rex Style mean?

sneaking out without paying

what happens to the hole they build glass castle in?

the town filled the hole with trash

what is the skeddadle?

when they had to leave town quickly leaving everything behind