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The Glass Castle

Reflection – 10-15 minutes

Reflect on Jeannette’s character. If she were a friend of yours, how would you describe her to other friends? What incidents in the book that stand out that would you mention? To what aspects of her personality do you relate?

[Scavenger hunt on page two…..scroll down]

Glass Castle Quotation Scavenger Hunt

Instructions: Find the best possible quote for each of these questions. Don’t forget to include page numbers! These will be very useful in writing your text-based essay.

1. Is it possible to be sympathetic toward Rex? Find one quote that accurately represents Rex as a sympathetic character:

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2. Find one quote that accurately represents Rex as an unsympathetic character:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Find one quote that accurately represents Jeannette’s relationship to Lori and Brian.

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4. Find one quote that accurately represents Jeannette’s relationship to Rose Mary.

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5. Find one quote that accurately represents Jeannette’s relationship to Rex.

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6. Find one quote or passage that accurately represents the family’s impoverished lifestyle.

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7. Find one quote that represents the theme of the Glass Castle (broken promises).

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8. Find one quote that represents Jeannette’s disappointment in her life: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. Find one quote that represents Jeannette’s pride in her life:

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