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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what city do Artie’s parents take him to see a doctor when his night terrors begin in Part One?
(a) Boston
(b) Oakland
(c) Monument
(d) Springfield

2. The title of We All Fall Down comes from what literary allusion in the novel?
(a) Ring Around the Rosy
(b) Humpty Dumpty
(c) Days of Our Lives
(d) The Raven

3. How much allowance does Buddy’s father send him once a week after he’s moved out of the house in Part One?
(a) $5
(b) $10
(c) $15
(d) $25

4. What grade in school is the Avenger when he kills the school bully in Part One?
(a) Fourth grade
(b) Fifth grade
(c) Third grade
(d) Ninth grade

5. Who is the little boy that the Avenger watches the school bully torture every day, “tripping him, pulling his shirt out of his pants, tweaking his cheeks”?
(a) Randy Pierce
(b) Marty Sanders
(c) Amos Dalton
(d) Danny Davis

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states in the beginning of Part One that the Avenger “did not know [the home invaders’] names, had never seen them before, but he knew who they were. They were regular kids, not sleazies from” where?

2. What is Jane’s favorite color, and the color that her room had been painted prior to the home invasion?

3. How old is Karen Jerome in Part One of the novel?

4. What is the name of Jane and Karen’s younger brother?

5. What is Buddy’s little sister’s name in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the character of Buddy Walker in Part One. What makes Buddy a “likeable” character in the novel?

2. What news does Buddy receive when he arrives at school in the opening of Part Two?

3. What is significant about the setting of We All Fall Down in relation to the central topics addressed in the novel?

4. What happens when Buddy’s sister confronts him about his drinking in Part One?

5. How does the Avenger cover up the murder of Vaughn Masterson?

6. What is significant about the title of We All Fall Down? From where is this title derived?

7. How does the author effectively draw the reader into the story in Part One?

8. What information does Mr. Jerome relate to his family regarding the arrest of one of the home invaders in Part One?

9. When the narrative transitions to Buddy’s perspective during the break-in, what does Buddy find when he returns downstairs in the Jerome home?

10. What is the first example of a character “falling down” in the novel?

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