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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Buddy’s little sister in Part One?
(a) 16
(b) 17
(c) 12
(d) 15

2. About how long has the Jerome family lived in the town they currently live in, according to the narrator in the beginning of Part One?
(a) 6 weeks
(b) 2 years
(c) 6 months
(d) 1 year

3. What little boy from the neighborhood that is constantly bullied does Jane recall seeing her little brother defend in Part One?
(a) Mickey Stallings
(b) Amos Dalton
(c) Kenny Crane
(d) Marty Sanders

4. From whom had the Avenger stolen the weapon that he uses to murder the school bully in Part One?
(a) His grandfather
(b) His grandmother
(c) His mother
(d) His uncle

5. What boy does Jane recall as having completely ignored her after their first date in Part One?
(a) Randy Pierce
(b) Marty Sanders
(c) Harry Flowers
(d) Timmy Kearns

6. What is Jane’s favorite color, and the color that her room had been painted prior to the home invasion?
(a) Blue
(b) Red
(c) Pink
(d) Yellow

7. Which of Jane Jerome’s friends is described as “a giggler” in Part One?
(a) Karen Wilson
(b) Patti Amarelli
(c) Leslie Cairns
(d) Jennifer Smith

8. What do Randy and Marty argue about as Buddy and his friends drive away from the house they’ve demolished in Part One?
(a) Whether or not the girl was killed
(b) Whether or not the girl was raped
(c) Whether or not they should have trashed the house
(d) The merits of ketchup and mustard

9. Marty’s suede flight jacket is said to be worth how much money in Part One?
(a) $500
(b) $220
(c) $200
(d) $300

10. What is one of the few things that the home invaders did not break in the Jerome home, according to Jane in Part One?
(a) Bottles
(b) Mirrors
(c) Glasses
(d) Windows

11. What is Buddy’s little sister’s name in the novel?
(a) Jennifer Walker
(b) Addy Walker
(c) Sarah Walker
(d) Christina Walker

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

13. What kind of dead animal does Mr. Jerome describe having found in his mailbox in the past year when he’s speaking to the police detective after the vandalism in Part One?
(a) A turtle
(b) A squirrel
(c) A rabbit
(d) A bird

14. Buddy’s mother is described in Part One as working five days a week in what position in Wickburg?
(a) As a policewoman
(b) As a high school teacher
(c) As a registered nurse
(d) As an executive secretary

15. How much weekly allowance does Buddy receive from his mother after his father has left the household in Part One?
(a) $5
(b) $25
(c) $10
(d) $15

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date does Mickey tell Jane it will be time to plant the tomatoes in Part One?

2. Where is Buddy when Harry Flowers first talks to him and tells him “You need action” in Part One?

3. What are the names of the girls that Jane has befriended since she’s transferred to her new school?

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

5. 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?

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