1. GLASS CASTLE – PROMPT#1 -2: on a separate sheet respond to the following prompt in 2 CEL paragraphs Why are the following quotes significant? “I would have been happy staying in that hospital forever” (12). “You don’t have to worry anymore, baby,” Dad said. You’re safe now.” (14)

2. What is one example of irony in this reading? Please explain. What is one important thing that was revealed about the narrator in this reading? Please explain.

3. GLASS CASTLE – PROMPT#3-4: on a separate sheet respond to the following prompt in 1 CEL paragraph The title The Glass Castle has multiple meanings. What are they? Why is the following quote significant? “When the sun was in the sky, the sand would be so hot that it would burn your feet if you were the kind of kid who wore shoes, but since we always went barefoot, our soles were as tough and thick as cowhide” (21).

4. GLASS CASTLE – PROMPT#5: on a separate sheet respond to the following prompt in 1 CEL paragraph Walls’ description of her father is filled with irony – please choose one specific moment of irony to explore in a CEL paragraph. (pages 17 – 31 only)

5. What is one example of irony in this reading? Please explain. How did the Dad justify giving his children stars (or in Jeanette’s case Venus) for Christmas? What is one important thing that was revealed about the narrator in this reading? Please explain.

6. GLASS CASTLE – PROMPT#6-7: on a separate sheet respond to the following prompt in 1 CEL paragraph Describe the symbolism of the Joshua Tree. What is the significance of the following quote: “I wondered if the fire had been out to get me. I wondered if all fire was related, like Dad said all humans were related…” (34).

7. GLASS CASTLE – PROMPT #8: on a separate sheet respond to the following prompt in 1 CEL paragraph What is the significance of the following quote: “I wanted to hug him, but that would have been too weird” (45).

8. The father is constantly disappointing his family and then he redeems himself – what example, from this reading, do you believe most represents this cycle? What did you find ironic or symbolic from this reading? What is one important thing that was revealed about the narrator in this reading? Please explain.

9. GLASS CASTLE – Writing Prompt #9 On a separate sheet of paper respond to the following prompt in 1 CEL paragraph Choose one of the following quotes to explore. What is its significance? Is it symbolic? Ironic? How does it contribute to the narrator’s development or another character’s development? “I picked out a single geode, its insides coated with tiny white crystals, and held it in both hands” (90). “’If we’re so special,’ he said slowly, ‘why don’t you…’ His words petered out’” (95). “You can’t kill something just because it’s wild” (106)