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The place where Brian and Jeannette almost blow themselves up with hazardous materials
Battle Mountain, Nevada
Represents the family's adaptability and toughness
The Joshua Tree
"She makes a lot of money," ____ said, "and she should buy her own darn comic book."
Brian Walls
How Jeannette received her terrible burns
Cooking Hot Dogs on the stove at 3-years-old
The type of collection that Jeannette had while living at the Train Depot
Rock Collection
The city they stay in when their hotel catches on fire and burns down
San Francisco, California
Tinkerbell
"Years from now, when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten," ___ said, "you'll still have your stars."
Rex Walls/Dad
Why the Walls family skedaddled out of Battle Mountain
Billy Deel and the BB gun shootout
The name of the comic book that Brian was forced to give Ginger from the Green Lantern
Sad Sack
Where they live among the creosote bushes and Joshua trees
The Desert
Represents the family's dreams and the promise of a better life ahead of them
The Glass Castle
"Mom says I'm mature for my age," ___ told them, "and she lets me cook for myself a lot."
Jeannette Walls
"You busted your snot locker pretty good."
The name of the book that Lori decided to take as her one thing to Grandma Smith's house
The Wizard of Oz
Where Dad wins a lot of money and the mafia catches on and kicks him out
Las Vegas, Nevada
Represents the unrealistic pursuits of wealth by Rex Walls and how he wastes the family's money
The Prospector
"Yeah," ___ said. "Mix it with sugar. Tastes just like frosting."
Lori Walls
When Rose Mary insists she carried Lori for 14 months in the womb
Rex chases her with the car in the desert
The name of the sculpture that Rose Mary/Mom made from gypsum powder that Rex brought home from the mine
Venus de Milo
The town where Grandma Smith is from
Phoenix, Arizona
Represents the chaos in which the Walls family lives
Fire
"You'd be destroying what makes it special," ___ said. "It's the Joshua tree's struggle that gives it its beauty."
Rose Mary Walls/Mom
When Rex and Rose Mary argue about getting a job and making money
Mom/Rose Mary is flung out of the window, along with her artwork
The name of the chemical process on mineral ore that Rex was perfecting to make his family rich
Cyanide leaching process