THEMES
CHARACTERS
AUTHOR
PLOT
MISCELLANEOUS
100
This theme is exemplified when Rex Walls spends his money on this
What is alcoholism?
100
The author's father and the source of the family's problems
Who is Rex Walls?
100
She wrote the book because this person told her to
Who is her husband, John Taylor?
100
The book starts with this person digging through the trash
Who is the author's mother?
100
This uncle tried to rape Jeanette
Who is Stanley Walls?
200
This theme is exemplified in the positive tone the author's father is portrayed despite his shortcomings
What is forgiveness?
200
The author's only brother who grows up to be a police officer
Who is Bryan Walls?
200
The author now lives in this city
What is New York?
200
The author's father struggles with what?
What is alcohol?
200
The book is this- a personal account- of the author's life
What is a memoir?
300
This theme is shown when the Walls children make their lives better
What is personal determination?
300
The author's older sister, she is the first to leave the family
Who is Lori Walls?
300
The author has been married this many times
What is two?
300
The author's father wants to build this
What is the Glass Castle?
300
The author's mother is talented at this
What is art?
400
The family's harsh living conditions show this theme
What is poverty?
400
The author's grandma, she houses the family for a while
Who is Erma Walls?
400
The author graduated from this college
What is Barnard College?
400
This person dies at the end of the book
Who is the author's father?
400
The majority of the book is presented as this- an interruption to show something that happened at an earlier time
What is a flashback?
500
The dream of the Glass Castle represents this theme
What is personal determination?
500
The author's grandpa, he keeps to himself most of the time
Who is Ted Walls?
500
The author was born in this city
What is Phoenix, AZ?
500
The book mainly focuses on this part of the author's life
What is her childhood?
500
The author's little sister stabs this person
Who is her mother?
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