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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 “old-time movie producer” does the Avenger’s grandfather always quote?
(a) Orson Welles
(b) David Lynch
(c) Henry Weinstein
(d) Sam Goldwyn

2. What is the name of the Avenger’s mother in the novel?
(a) Sarah
(b) Mary
(c) Diane
(d) Ella

3. What doctor do Artie’s parents take him to when his night terrors begin in Part One?
(a) Dr. Fremont
(b) Dr. Allison
(c) Dr. Ross
(d) Dr. Thompson

4. What kind of grades does the Avenger get most of the time, according to the narrator in Part One?
(a) Mostly C’s
(b) Mostly A’s
(c) Mostly D’s
(d) Mostly F’s

5. How long ago does the narrator say Buddy got his driver’s license in Part One?
(a) 6 weeks ago
(b) 7 months ago
(c) 1 year ago
(d) 2 years ago

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rooms comprise the “Cape Cod cottage” that is trashed in the beginning of the novel?

2. What does Jane recall as the “worst mark of her life” in Part One?

3. What little boy does Jane describe in Part One as being “like a premature middle-aged man. Always a worried look on his face, always carrying one or two library books.”

4. What kind of liquor is Buddy drinking in his father’s garage in Part One?

5. What television show does Mickey say is his favorite in Part One?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How do the boys respond when Buddy expresses regret over the incident at the Jerome home during the vandalism in Part One?

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

8. Is the violence in We All Fall Down portrayed in a realistic manner? How would you describe its characterization?

9. Where does the Avenger spend much of his time trying to track down the vandals who destroyed the Jerome home in Part One? What impression does he have when he encounters Jane Jerome here?

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

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