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Questions and Answers
What's her favorite color?
What's her favorite color?
Pink
Who is Juju?
Who is Juju?
Her black mutt
What was her earliest memory?
What was her earliest memory?
While trying on her pink dress and cooking hot dogs, her dress caught on fire
What did mom use to put out the fire?
What did mom use to put out the fire?
What did the doctors do?
What did the doctors do?
While at the hospital, what did she see in the corner of her eye?
While at the hospital, what did she see in the corner of her eye?
Who was the person she saw in the corner of her eye?
Who was the person she saw in the corner of her eye?
What is a skin graft?
What is a skin graft?
What did the nurses tell her not to do?
What did the nurses tell her not to do?
What did dad usually call people?
What did dad usually call people?
What did mom disapprove of and why?
What did mom disapprove of and why?
What story did dad tell her about?
What story did dad tell her about?
Where did dad say that mom should've brought her instead of the hospital?
Where did dad say that mom should've brought her instead of the hospital?
What did mom say that they won at a raffle fair?
What did mom say that they won at a raffle fair?
What made dad start another argument?
What made dad start another argument?
Why did a guard appear in the room?
Why did a guard appear in the room?
What did dad do days later from his last visit?
What did dad do days later from his last visit?
What was mom doing at home?
What was mom doing at home?
What did dad insist her to do?
What did dad insist her to do?
What did she start doing behind her dad's back?
What did she start doing behind her dad's back?
What was her favorite toy?
What was her favorite toy?
How did she ruin her toy?
How did she ruin her toy?
What did dad do in the middle of the night?
What did dad do in the middle of the night?
What did mom bury in the yard?
What did mom bury in the yard?
Who is Quixote?
Who is Quixote?
What did dad do to Quixote and why?
What did dad do to Quixote and why?
What did mom do to distract the kids?
What did mom do to distract the kids?
What did dad call the people who were after them?
What did dad call the people who were after them?
Where did they use to live?
Where did they use to live?
How would dad sometimes make his money?
How would dad sometimes make his money?
Where did Grandma Smith live?
Where did Grandma Smith live?
What was grandma known for?
What was grandma known for?
What kind of people would mom call loose women?
What kind of people would mom call loose women?
Why wouldn't she make close friends?
Why wouldn't she make close friends?
Who did most of their teaching?
Who did most of their teaching?
How did they clean their teeth at night?
How did they clean their teeth at night?
What natural disaster hit without any warnings?
What natural disaster hit without any warnings?
What would they do to protect themselves from sandstorms?
What would they do to protect themselves from sandstorms?
What if there weren't anything to protect yourself from a sandstorm?
What if there weren't anything to protect yourself from a sandstorm?
What did parents worry would happen to their kids when it was raining?
What did parents worry would happen to their kids when it was raining?
What kind of fruit did dad bring home?
What kind of fruit did dad bring home?
What was dad's plan?
What was dad's plan?
People knew dad as a what?
People knew dad as a what?
What was dad's main interest?
What was dad's main interest?
What was the name of the invention dad made?
What was the name of the invention dad made?
What was the invention's purpose?
What was the invention's purpose?
Why would dad turn into an angry-eyed stranger?
Why would dad turn into an angry-eyed stranger?
When would dad only drink hard liquor?
When would dad only drink hard liquor?
What would dad do when the kids are about to go to sleep?
What would dad do when the kids are about to go to sleep?
What would the bedtime stories be about?
What would the bedtime stories be about?
What's the one wondrous thing that dad wanted to build?
What's the one wondrous thing that dad wanted to build?
In order to build the Glass Castle, what was the one thing they really needed?
In order to build the Glass Castle, what was the one thing they really needed?
Where was dad born?
Where was dad born?
What was one of the stories dad loved telling?
What was one of the stories dad loved telling?
How did Mom and Dad meet?
How did Mom and Dad meet?
Mom was proposed to by 23 men, what made Dad different?
Mom was proposed to by 23 men, what made Dad different?
Who is Mary Charlene and what happened to her?
Who is Mary Charlene and what happened to her?
How old was she when Brian arrived?
How old was she when Brian arrived?
What happened for the first year of Brian's life?
What happened for the first year of Brian's life?
How did Brian break his nose?
How did Brian break his nose?
Why did mom ignore the kids when they cried?
Why did mom ignore the kids when they cried?
Why was mom never upset on Mary's death?
Why was mom never upset on Mary's death?
Who was the one who found Mary in the crib?
Who was the one who found Mary in the crib?
What would dad do if someone brings up Mary?
What would dad do if someone brings up Mary?
What was another promise dad said he would do if he found gold?
What was another promise dad said he would do if he found gold?
What did Lori think would happen if they stopped moving around?
What did Lori think would happen if they stopped moving around?
After dad took a sharp turn what happened to her?
After dad took a sharp turn what happened to her?
What was the name dad gave her nose?
What was the name dad gave her nose?
What was their special dessert?
What was their special dessert?
Why did they leave Las Vegas?
Why did they leave Las Vegas?
Who owned the casino and was after them this time after leaving Vegas?
Who owned the casino and was after them this time after leaving Vegas?
Where did mom want to live nearby?
Where did mom want to live nearby?
Where did they go after Vegas?
Where did they go after Vegas?
What part of San Francisco did they stay at?
What part of San Francisco did they stay at?
What does SRO stand for?
What does SRO stand for?
What happened in their hotel room later on in the night?
What happened in their hotel room later on in the night?
What would she drink whenever dad took her to a bar?
What would she drink whenever dad took her to a bar?
Where did they live after their hotel burned down?
Where did they live after their hotel burned down?
Why did the police tell them that they couldn't sleep on the beach?
Why did the police tell them that they couldn't sleep on the beach?
While heading to the Mojave Desert, what did mom see?
While heading to the Mojave Desert, what did mom see?
What did mom want to do to the tree?
What did mom want to do to the tree?
Where did they rent a home?
Where did they rent a home?
What was one thing dad said about monsters?
What was one thing dad said about monsters?
What happened a month after moving into Midland?
What happened a month after moving into Midland?
Where did they bury Juju?
Where did they bury Juju?
Who was impacted the most after Juju died?
Who was impacted the most after Juju died?
What did dad do when there were too many cats?
What did dad do when there were too many cats?
What's going on with mom that affects the family?
What's going on with mom that affects the family?
What did mom paint in Midland?
What did mom paint in Midland?
She never believed in what?
She never believed in what?
What did dad want to give her for Christmas?
What did dad want to give her for Christmas?
What 'star' did she end up picking?
What 'star' did she end up picking?
What stars did Lori and Brian pick?
What stars did Lori and Brian pick?
How long was Lori inside of mom's stomach?
How long was Lori inside of mom's stomach?
Where did they stay that gave her the opportunity to go to school?
Where did they stay that gave her the opportunity to go to school?
What grade was she in?
What grade was she in?
Who was bullying her?
Who was bullying her?
What did she do to one of the bullies?
What did she do to one of the bullies?
How long was mom in labor with the new baby?
How long was mom in labor with the new baby?
Why did the baby go weeks without a name?
Why did the baby go weeks without a name?
Study Notes
Key Characters and Events
- Favorite Color: The protagonist's favorite color is pink.
- Juju: Juju is the protagonist's black mutt.
- Earliest Memory: She recalls her pink dress catching fire while cooking hot dogs.
- Fire Incident: An army surplus blanket was used to extinguish the fire that caught her dress.
Hospital Experience
- Medical Response: Doctors cut her dress, laid her on a metal bed filled with ice cubes to treat her burns.
- Observation: In the hospital, she noticed a grimy hand, which belonged to Brian, reaching for ice cubes.
- Skin Graft: Refers to a surgical procedure where skin is transplanted from one body area to another.
- Nurse Instructions: Nurses advised her not to pick or peel her scabs.
Family Dynamics
- Father's Nicknames: Dad often referred to people as "Pardner" and "goomba".
- Mother’s Disapproval: Mom disapproved of chewing gum, viewing it as a low-class habit.
- Sister's Incident: Dad told a story about Lori being stung by a scorpion, advocating alternative healing methods.
Life's Adventures
- Helicopter Ride Win: Mom mentioned winning a helicopter ride at a raffle.
- Family Arguments: An argument started when Dad was irritated by her bandages covering burns.
- Guard Intervention: A guard arrived to evict the family from the hospital due to Dad's aggressive behavior.
Home Life and Activities
- Escape Plan: Dad planned to help her escape from the hospital.
- Activities at Home: Mom engaged in painting while Dad encouraged risky play.
- Match Stealing: The protagonist secretly stole matches to light them behind Dad's back.
Special Moments and Loss
- Favorite Toy: Loved a Tinkerbell figurine that melted due to proximity to a flame.
- Family Departures: Dad woke the family at night to pack for sudden adventures.
- Tragedy: Mary Charlene, their second daughter, died at nine months, leaving lasting emotional scars.
Financial Struggles and Plans
- Dad’s Former Places: The family lived in various mining towns across Nevada, Arizona, and California.
- Financial Ventures: Dad made money mainly from gambling and odd jobs, also invested in his invention, "The Prospector" to find gold.
- Hopes for the Future: Dad promised to buy a new wedding ring for Mom when he found gold.
Unique Family Traits
- Cleaning Routine: The children used a mixture of baking soda and hydrogen peroxide for dental hygiene.
- Teaching: Most learning was conducted by Mom and Dad.
- Resilience: Dad advised that confronting fears makes them dissipate.
Frequent Moves and Adaptations
- Evictions: They left Las Vegas because the casino dealer exposed Dad's gambling strategies.
- Next Destination: The family moved to San Francisco, eventually living in the Tenderloin District.
- Emergency Situations: Their hotel caught fire, leading to temporary homelessness on the beach.
Changes and Losses
- Loss of Pets: Juju died from a rattlesnake bite, deeply affecting Brian.
- Mom's Painting: Mom painted various depictions of the Joshua tree while pregnant with another child.
- Understanding Holidays: The protagonist never believed in Santa Claus.
Educational Challenges
- Schooling: The family settled in Blythe, allowing the protagonist to attend first grade.
- Bullying Incident: Faced bullying from a group of girls and retaliated by hitting one with a rock.
- Long Labor: Mom was in labor for an unusually long duration and delayed naming the new baby to observe first.
Final Notes
- Dreams of a Glass Castle: Dad aspired to build a Glass Castle, symbolizing hope and grandeur for the future.
- Survival Wisdom: Dad's tales often involved survival against odds, reinforcing resilience and resourcefulness in the children.
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