Characters
Plot
Main Ideas
Wild Card
100

Who is the main character of The Glass Castle?

Jeanette Walls

100

What happens to Jeanette when she tries to cook by herself?

Her dress catches fire (she gets burned)

100

What is Dad's addictions?

Drinking (and gambling)

100

What punctuation do you need at the start and end of the sentence?

A capital and a period.

200

What is dad's name?

Rex Walls

200

What happens to Jeanette when her dad is driving too fast?

She falls out of the car.

200

What is mom's living situation when Jeanette is an adult?

Homeless
200

What is a memoir?

A true story written by the person who experienced it (non-fiction)

300

Name one of Jeanette's siblings

Brian

Lori

Maureen

Mary Charlene

300

What happens to the hotel in San Francisco that they stay in?

It burns down

300

Who helps Jeanette when she's bullied at school?

Brian

300

What page did we just finish reading?

Page 57 (pay attention)

400

What is the name of the family dog?

JuJu

400

What does dad tell the kids is the reason they have to skedaddle all the time?

The FBI

400

Why does Jeanette say she's comfortable cooking hot dogs at the age of three?

She's independent.


400

Is this an independent or dependent clause:

"I was on fire."

Bonus: Who says this?

Independent

500

What's the name of the family cat they throw out the car window?

Quixote

500

What gift does Jeanette receive for Christmas from her father?

A star (she picks Venus).
500

What is the difference between the main idea and central idea?

The main idea is a 1-2 word phrase that is the topic of the story, the central idea is what the novel is saying about it.


500

How do you pronounce this:

Gila Monster

Hee-La Mon-Ster