The Glass Castle pg. 171-192
What did dad say was coming after him in his song
A band of angels
What did Jeanette say dad sounded like when singing
A cow
What did dad call the neck tie
A noose
What benefit was there for mom leaving dad
Eligibility for government aid
What did Uncle Stanley do to Jeanette
He began groping her which ***********
What animal did Brian get and why
He got a lizard and named it Iggy He got it because it reminded him of the desert
What was Brian's excuse for not eating
He needed to keep his weight down in order to join the high school wrestling team
What was dad focused on instead of getting a job
He was focused on striking it rich
"Honey, you ain't getting him nowhere like that. Here, let me give you a lift home"
A man said to Jeanette when she was trying to taker her dad home
What was the small plastic box on the wall
A thermostat
What did Jeanette want to become
A veterinarian or geologist
How did the family stay warm
Brian and Jeanette would collet pieces of coal falling off trucks that were making their deliveries They would fight over who slept with the dogs
"You'll never make a fortune working for that boss man"
Dad—people were always offering dad jobs but he declined saying this
"You kids. You make me ashamed. Do you hear me? Ashamed!"
Dad—when Lori called Erma a witch while Brian and Jeanette laughed at her remark
"Your own kind might, but we won't. And your own kind wont be there"
Dimitía to Jeanette when she was worried she would violate some taboo for swimming in the morning with the black kids
Why did mom say she would leave their father
He always took care of them It's against the catholic faith She's an excitement addict
What did Dad usually bring when he came home
He brought bags of groceries
Where did Jeanette find her dad
In the Pub, telling one of his air-force stories
How did Jeanette shower
In the aluminum tub in the kitchen
How did the lizard die
It froze to death
Why did they want to stay at the Laundromat
It was warm and cozy they wanted to extend their stay by folding clothes which they didn't normally do at home
"We're working on our rock collection"
Jeanette—she said this when two kids saw her and Brian picking up coal falling off of the delivery trucks
"No thank you. I've got kites to fly and fish to fry"
Jeanette—to the bartender when he told her to have a drink on the house while she was looking for her dad
"Mom we cant go living on like this"
Jeanette—when she was tired of mom's excuses and solutions
How did the house catch fire
Lori used the kerosene which exploded
"You're ashamed of us"
Lori—when dad said he was ashamed of them for calling Erma a witch
"Ding-dong the witch is dead"
Lori—when mom asked if the kids had anything nice to say to Erma
"If that were true I'd be Hercules by now"
Lori—when mom said what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
Note
Mom said she could've been a famous artist if she didn't have children
What did mom say they had instead of insulation
Mom said that they had each other
"I don't want my kids looking like pelicans"
Mom—her reasoning behind why she gave the kids heavily salted popcorn for dinner
"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger"
Mom—to Lori when she got blisters from the fire
"Cold weather os good for you, it kills the germs"
Mom—when Jeanette said that she hated winter
"My husband doesn't beat me, he just doesn't fix the stairs"
Mom—when she fell in a hole in the floor of the house
What did Uncle Stanley fall asleep to in the basement
Reading books and smoking a cigarette
What did mom say was more vital than food
Self esteem
What was Jeanette's excuse for not eating
She forgot to bring her lunch
What did mom have the kids chant and why
She had them chant Jail Marys so they will be cleansing their souls as well as the house
What did mom do with the ring
She kept it to replace the wedding ring her Dad pawned off
How did Maureen get by for food
She made friends and ate at their house for dinner
What was mom's excuse for eating the chocolate
She was a sugar addict just like their father is an alcohol addict
Why did Jeanette say that mom had to leave dad
She was afraid that he was going to bring all of them down with him
How did mom get by for food
She was snacking on a family sized Hershey bars bag
How did mom think Erma actually died
Suicide through heavily drinking
What did Erma read to play her funeral out
The Welch Daily News
What was the muffled roar Jeanette heard from the basement
The furnace
Why didn't Brian and Jeanette swim during the afternoon
The kids would make fun of them for smelling like garbage and said they were a "health epidemic"
"For the daughter of the town drunk, you sure got big plans"
The man to Jeanette
What were the kids' main source of relief from the weather
The public swimming pool
Why does mom disapprove of telephones
They are impersonal means of commmunication
Why didn't they kill the bird
They couldn't bring themselves to kill it, and it looked too scrawny for them to eat
Why was there no snow on their roof
They didn't have insulation, so the heat was going through the roof
Who did the dogs end up sleeping with and why
They ended up sleeping with the mom since she was bigger therefore warmer
What did Brian and Jeanette find in the old farmhouse and how did they capture it
They found a blackbird, they captured it with a big blanket
What did Brian and Jeanette find in the piece of rotting lumber
They found a diamond ring
Why did they go to Grandpa and Stanley's house every weekend
They had a working bathroom so they could shower
What did the other kids make fun of Brian and Jeanette for
They made fun of them for being skinny
How did they get their water if the faucet froze
They melted snow or icicles in the tin pan above the stove
What did they plan on doing with the ring
They planned on selling it to buy food and pay off the house
What would Brian and Jeanette do instead of eating lunch
They would get out their books and read
What did mom try to make the kids do with Erma's corpse
To kiss it
How did Erma die
liver cancer