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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. What kind of liquor is Buddy drinking in his father’s garage in Part One?
(a) Crown Whiskey
(b) Malibu Rum
(c) Jack Daniels Whiskey
(d) Seagram’s Gin

2. Who was the pastor at Jane’s old Methodist church in Monument, according to the narrator in Part One?
(a) Pastor Steven Williams
(b) Pastor Michael James
(c) Pastor Paul Skawinski
(d) Pastor William Smith

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

4. What are the names of the girls that Jane has befriended since she’s transferred to her new school?
(a) Sarah Gilliam and Rachel Duncan
(b) Karen Smith and Betty Masters
(c) Felicia Gray and Jessica Peters
(d) Patti Amarelli and Leslie Cairns

5. At what time does the narrator say the home invaders leave the Jerome home after trashing it in the beginning of Part One?
(a) 10:13 p.m.
(b) 9:51 p.m.
(c) 3:00 a.m.
(d) 10:08 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago does the narrator say Buddy got his driver’s license in Part One?

2. What little boy from the neighborhood that is constantly bullied does Jane recall seeing her little brother defend in Part One?

3. What is one of the few things that the home invaders did not break in the Jerome home, according to Jane in Part One?

4. Which of Jane Jerome’s friends is described as “a giggler” in Part One?

5. On what floor of the high-rise for the elderly does the Avenger’s grandfather live on in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the relationship between Buddy Walker and Jane Jerome begin in Part Two?

2. How is Vaughn Masterson’s death described in the newspapers?

3. How and why does the Avenger go about killing Vaughn Masterson?

4. What are the central societal issues faced by the main characters in We All Fall Down?

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

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

7. At what time do the home invaders depart the Jerome home in the beginning of Part One? What damage is left in their wake?

8. What happens when Karen Jerome flees from her attackers during the break-in in Part One?

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

10. How did Harry Flowers obtain the key to the Jerome household, as revealed in Part Two?

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