The Glass Castle Parts 1 & 2

What have you learned about the Joshua tree?

• Mom favors this tree and considers it a source of strength during rough times.

• It is an absolutely beautiful tree that the family worships.

• There is no Joshua tree mentioned in the memoir.

• Mom says we all have a Joshua tree in our families.

Do you find The Glass Castle that Rex Walls wants to build to be a symbol in the book?

• Yes

• No

• What Glass Castle?

What type of parents are Rex and Rosemary Walls?

• Rules, rules and more rules!

• Freestyle/No interference from mom and dad

• Uncaring

• unloving

What does Jeanette ask for her 10th birthday?

• New bicycle

• for dad to stop drinking

• toys

• money

How does the death of Mary Charlene affect mom?

• she is very distraught

• mom wants to die with her

• mom is emotionally detached altogether

• Mom says, "The Lord gives and the Lord takes".

Grandma Smith sold her houses, instead of passing them on to her children.

• true

• false

All of the children except for Lori were placed in gifted reading groups at Emerson Elementary.

• true

• False

Grandma Smith died from

• Heart attack

• Leukemia

• Brain tumor

• Stroke

The home that Rose Mary inherited from her mother is located on:

• Westwood Lane

• North Third Street

• Smith's Village

• 18 Mapleton Road

"Life is like a bowl of cherries" is an example of

• personification

• Metaphor

• adjective

• simile