English final exam- The Glass Castle Part 1+2
Mom didn't like cooking much -- "Why spend an afternoon making a meal that will be gone in an hour, when in the same amount of time, I can..."
"...do a painting that will last forever."
Rex assured his kids that as long as he was around, they wouldn't have to defend themselves because...
"Anyone who as much as laid a finger...(would)...get their butts kicked so hard they could read Dad's shoe size on their ass cheeks"
When Jeannette falls out of the family car, Rex says...
"Damn, honey, you busted your snot locker pretty good
Which if the following was NOT one of Rose Mary's parenting philosophies when her kids were young?
"Kids need art to develop their brains."
Which one of Rose Mary's unspoken rules does Jeannette break?
"We were always supposed to pretend our life was one long and incredibly fun adventure."
What does dad use to "really light up Christmas," and eventually use to catch the Christmas tree on fire?
A brass cigarette lighter from the 1920s in the shape of a Scottish terrier
Which of Brian's birthday gifts did Rex force Brian to give away to Ginger after leaving the hotel?
A comic book
In Battle Mountain, the Walls family moves into an old railroad depot. Which of the following furniture did they NOT have?
A makeshift cabinet to hold all of Rose Mary's art supplies and canvases
What prompted Rex to take his kids to the zoo to prove that "no animal, no matter how big or wild, is dangerous as long as you know what you're doing?"
A mountain lion in the wild had been killed for roaming near a women's house
The scene opens and Jeannette is describing what she is wearing when coming hot dogs. It's a...
A pink dress with a tutu skirt bought by her grandmother
The Green Lantern is...
A place where prostitutes do bad things inside
Jeanette takes her mother to lunch in an effort to offer to help her in a significant way. Rose Mary asks for...
An electrolysis treatment
With what did Rex patch the holes in the rotting floor in the Phoenix house?
Beer cans and roofing nails
What was the name of the Juvenile Delinquent who became Jeannette's first boyfriend?
Billy Deel
When the family moves to Phoenix they realized that...
Grandma Smith died a while back and nobody told the kids
Why do you think Rex was skeptical of returning to his hometown in West Virginia?
He knew that his family there was very dysfunctional and the root of many of his own addictions
Rose Mary is hopeful that Phoenix is the place where...
Her art career will finally take off and be successful
Rex told Jeannette about a time when he fought off the Old Demon and the Old Demon was terrified because...
It had never met someone who wasn't afraid of him
Which was NOT one of the reasons the kids rode in the back of the U-Haul truck
It would save them the money and trouble of having to take the Green Caboose too
When Brian and Jeannette went dumpster diving, what foot and snack did they find and pig-out on?
Loose chocolates
Jeannette sees her mother from a distance digging through the garbage. They make eye contact and Jeannette admits she is...
Panicked; she was afraid that her mom would see her and call out her mom
"When Rex gambled, he preferred ______________________ and ___________________ -- games of skill, not chance
Poker and pool
After Maureen was born, when it was time to check out of the hospital...
Rex and Rose Mary ran out of the hospital cradling a bundle in their arms
While Jeannette is in the hospital, what does not happen?
Rex gets a new job and takes the family out for a steak dinner
With what weapon do the Walls kids use to retaliate against Jeanette's scorned boyfriend?
Rex's pistol
Which of the following things does not happen during Jeannette's stay in the hospital for her burns?
Rose Mary and Rex bring library books for Jeannette to read while she recovers
What did Jeannette ask for on the occasion of her 10th birthday?
She asks that Rex stop drinking
When Jeannette returns to her apartment after seeing her mom, she looks around it and realizes...
That she hates herself and all of her belongings
When the family was doing the "skedaddle", the family prioritized taking with them...
The Dutch oven, some army-surplus tin plates, mom's archery sets and paintings, and Quixote the cat
Rex teaches Jeannette to swim because if she "doesn't want to sink, [she'd] better figure out how to swim." Where does Rex give his swimming lessons?
The Hot Pot: a natural sulfur spring in the desert
Which of Lori's favorite books does she bring along when they have to skedaddle from Battle Mountain?
The Wizard of Oz
Two of Rex's first few engineering projects were the Glass Castle and...
The prospector
Who was NOT someone that was after Rex?
The school's guidance counselor for taking the kids out early from school before the end of the year
Eventually Rex does have a short period of sobriety during their time in Phoenix. What causes home to fall back into his old patterns and habits?
The sympathy given by the older women who picked up the Walls family while they were hitchhiking
In Phoenix, what did Rex buy the kids with his first paycheck?
Their own bicycles
What was Rose Mary's plan to make sure Maureen had special treatment and nice clothes?
To shoplift by hiding dresses under her raincoat