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

2. How old is Karen Jerome in Part One of the novel?
(a) 13
(b) 14
(c) 16
(d) 12

3. The narrator describes Mr. Jerome as serving on the committee for what charitable organization every year in Part One?
(a) The Blue Cross
(b) The Salvation Army
(c) The Red Cross
(d) The United Way

4. What is the label that Harry Flowers gives for the exploits of his gang in Part One?
(a) Vengeance
(b) Wild Time
(c) Funtime
(d) Danger Time

5. 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.”
(a) Randy Pierce
(b) Vaughn Masterson
(c) Amos Dalton
(d) Marty Sanders

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Buddy and his friends drive after leaving the Jerome house in shambles and Karen in the cellar in Part One?

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

3. The title of We All Fall Down comes from what literary allusion in the novel?

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

5. What is the name of the Avenger’s father in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. What leads the Avenger to murdering his grandfather? How does he kill him?

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 are the central questions that arise in the plot of We All Fall Down? How do these questions relate to the novel’s themes?

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

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

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