The Glass Castle Study Guide - Section 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. How does Rex differ from his father? What might be the reasoning behind their differences in convention?
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2. Based on the text, what kind of upbringing do you think Rex had? Why do you think this? Use an example from the text to support your idea.
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3. Explain how Mary Charlene’s death impacted mom and dad so differently. What is unusual about the behavior you observed?
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4. What does the Glass Castle symbolize for the Walls family?
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5. When Lori and Jeannette discuss what would happen if the family stopped moving around, Lori says, “We’d get caught.” What might the family get caught for? What does this tell us about Lori?
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6. How did Jeannette waver from her family’s idea that life is an adventure to feel real fear of abandonment? Where might this feeling have stemmed from?
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7. How is the family laughing at Rex’s joke about Jeannette’s “snot locker” a metaphor for how they handle traumatic situations?
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8. How do the Walls spend their money? What are the pros and cons of their spending habits? Explain.
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9. Jeannette says that when her family arrived in San Francisco, her mom and dad “went out looking for investment money for the Prospector.” Though the Walls parents give their kids tough love, they do still try to preserve their innocence in some ways such as through this quote. Where do you think they really went? What do you think they were really doing? Explain.
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10. Explain how Jeannette’s character development progresses during the fire at the hotel. How might her fascination with fire have been prevented?
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11. Make a prediction: What might fire be symbolic of in the story? Explain your idea with a quote from the text that supports your idea.
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12. Explain how society rejected the Walls while they slept on the beach. How do they respond to this? Why do you think they responded this way?
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14. How does Rex teach Jeannette not to be afraid of monsters?
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15. Based on her connection with the Joshua tree, what do we learn about Rose Mary at the end of the section in terms of her hobbies and views on life?
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