Symbols
This is the first symbol to appear in the book, and can represent the Walls Family, Jeannette's Trauma, and negligence
What is Fire?
This character goes Demon Hunting with Jeannette when she is scared
Who is Rex Walls?
Who moves to NYC FIRST?
Lori
Name one moment Rex "came through" for the kids
1. Grocery bags with food
2. Buying them bicycles
3. Attempting to get sober
4. Paying for Jeannette's classes
What genre of book is The Glass Castle
Memoir
Name one moment that exemplifies the theme of "Loss of innocence" in Glass Castle?
Examples: The man who breaks into Smith's, Jeannette being in charge of the budget, Grandma Erma's inappropriate Actions, etc.
Who is the one of the only people that believed in Jeannette?
Who is Ms. Bivens?
Who is the child that answers "yes" to Rex's question "Have I ever let you down?"
Brian Walls
Why do the Walls move to Little Hobart Street?
Erma kicks them out
Name a moment when Jeannette acts like Rex
1, The Cheetah
2. The Braces
3. The shotgun during the street "war"
Which of our symbols represent the current financial situation of the Walls (or Poverty in general)?
A. Braces
B. Fire
C. Joshua Tree
D. Jeannette's Cat
Bonus if you explain why.
C. Joshua Tree
Rose Mary sees it as beautiful and fun, Jeannette sees it as ugly and doesn't want to look at it anymore (their situation)
What does Rex call Jeannette as a nickname?
What is Mountain Goat?
Name 2 things that Maureen does when she is off on her own
1. Play with her imaginary friends
2. Ride her tricycle
3. Eat dinner at other people's houses
4. Stays out for hours
Name one way Rex attempts to keep Lori and Jeannette in Welch and not NYC
1. Steals their money from their piggy bank
2. Tried to give blueprints to the Glass Castle
Who ends up being interested in painting like their mother?
Lori
What could Jeannette's Geode Represent symbolically?
What is wealth/money and/or freedom?
She hits the floor with a broom if the kids are getting "too loud"
Who is Erma Walls?
Jeannette saves Dinitia's neighbor from a dog that is chasing after him/ freaking him out, and Dinitia is appreciative.
How does Lori help Rose Mary with her job?
Lori grades papers for her
Where does Rose Mary go for a summer and wants to quit her job after?
She goes to a college for painting classes
Identify how the symbolism/use of the Glass Castle CHANGES throughout the text.
Starts off as hopeful/motivation, then becomes more jaded with Jeannette realizing it is an empty promise, then Rex uses it as a desperate attempt to keep things together, and it ENDS off on a more positive note, seeing it more as a lost dream/nostalgia
She loved Jeannette, and left an inheritance to Rose Mary (that was quickly used up)
Who is Grandma Smith?
What is the name of the child that passed away, and BONUS if you mention what Rose Mary calls Jeannette as a result
Mary Charlene
Jeannette is the "Replacement Child"
Who apologizes to Maureen when she moves to CA? And what do they apologize to her for?
Jeannette; "I'm sorry for everything"
Why does Jeannette fall out of the car on the way to Vegas?
Rex is drunk, holding a beer while driving, and takes a sharp turn so the door opens and she falls right outta there