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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. Where does Jane recall her father having been transferred from when they relocated to this town in Part One?
(a) Berkeley
(b) Shreveport
(c) Monument
(d) Boston

2. Where do Buddy and his friends stop to clean up after trashing the Jerome home and attacking Karen in Part One?
(a) Wickburg Regional
(b) The First Congregational Church
(c) Jedson Park
(d) The mall

3. How many beer cans are left behind from the home invaders in the beginning of Part One?
(a) 23
(b) 43
(c) 30
(d) 35

4. What afternoon snack does the Avenger share with his mother when he arrives home after killing the school bully in Part One?
(a) Boloney sandwiches
(b) Peanut butter sandwiches
(c) Strawberry shortcake
(d) Milk and cookies

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?
(a) Harlem
(b) Rock Point
(c) Redway
(d) Boston

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the name of the Avenger’s mother in the novel?

3. 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”?

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

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How realistic are the characterizations in We All Fall Down? Are these characters like the teenagers that you know?

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

4. How does the narrator describe Jane’s school friends in Part One? What color unites these girls?

5. When, precisely, do the vandals break into the Jerome home in the beginning of Part One? Who encounters them as they are vandalizing the house?

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

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

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

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 information does Mr. Jerome relate to the police detective after the vandalism in Part One?

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