The Glass Castle 14-17 Flashcards
Who is Ernie Goad?
Jeannette and Brian’s bully
Why did Ernie Goad and his gang bully Brian and Jeannette?
Ernie Goad and his gang harassed Jeannette and Brian because they were poor and had a pit of garbage by their house.
How did Brian and Jeannette conquer Ernie Goad?
by making a catapult that launched rocks
When Rex had a gash in his arm, what did he do?
he asked Jeannette to stitch it up for him
What do the Walls family find out that Rose Mary is hiding?
The Walls family find out that Rose Mary had been hoarding food and sweets all to herself.
Why does Jeannette never want to tell her mother that she is sick?
she won’t be able to experience the heat from her school during the winter
How did the Walls family find warmth in the terribly cold Welch winters?
using coal and dead wood with their pot-bellied stove
How does Rose Mary “solve” the problem of the rotting porch that made going to the bathroom outside impossible?
Rose Mary “solves” the problem by setting a yellow bucket in the kitchen for the children to use whenever they need to go to the bathroom.
Brian and Jeannette find something valuable and want to sell it but Rose Mary wants to keep it. What is this item?
a diamond ring
Why does Jeannette suggest that Rose Mary should leave Rex?
Jeannette suggests that because if Rose Mary did leave Rex they could have more financial aid.
Who was Lucy Jo Rose?
A teacher at the school Rose Mary worked with that drives Rose Mary to school
What did Dinita do to her mother’s boyfriend?
stab him
Jeannette wants braces when she was in Welch. What does she do?
she makes her own
What is the meaning behind Jeannette’ name?
Jeannette’s name comes from Jeanette Bivens, a teacher who was Rex’s pillar and source of encouragement to success during school. Rose Mary contributed by adding the extra N to make it sound elegant and French.
