The Glass Castle
The Odyssey
Literary Elements
Characters
100

Who is the main protagonist of the story?

Who is the main antagonist?

Jeanette 

Rex (or poverty)

100

Who is the main god/goddess who helps Odysseus?

Athena

100

What element stands for or represents something bigger?

Symbol

100

Who is Odysseus' wife?

Penelope

200

Why does Rex always have the family move?

He is running from his problems - bills, money issues, his own struggles, etc

200

What battle did Odysseus fight in before his journey and the Odyssey takes place?

Troy

200

What element goes backward to give us information on a story or character?

Flashback

200
Who is Jeanette's brother?

Brian

300

What is the significance of "The Glass Castle" as a symbol?

It represents the hope of a better life and what Rex wants for the family. It also represents hope he gives to the kids that their dream exists and can happen.  

300

What is the main reason Posiedon does not like Odysseus?

He blinded the Cyclops.

300

What element gives us a little nugget of what might come in the future?

Foreshadowing

300

Who is Odysseus' son?

Telemachus

400

What is one of the largest symbols we see throughout the story and what does it represent?

**Hint - we see it when Jeanette cooks hotdogs.

Fire - this represents destruction but also something that keeps showing up. This shows the pattern of their poverty issues that continues to plague them. Fire shows up when things are going well (to stop it).

400
What island is Odysseus on that he finally gets to leave for his journey home?

Calypso's Island

400

What moment is the highest point of energy in the story - the moment when everything hits the fan or we find out all the information?

Climax

400

Who is Rex's mother?

Erma

500

What state do they finally settle in BEFORE New York?

Welch, West Virginia

500

What is the name of the city that is Odysseus' homeland where his palace is?

Ithaca 
500

What element is when we get something different than what we expect?

Irony
500

What is the name of the witch goddess that the men stay with for over a year?

Circe