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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 doctor has prescribed sleeping pills for Jane when her family is in seclusion in Part Two?
(a) Dr. Allison
(b) Dr. Hamlin
(c) Dr. Ross
(d) Dr. Smith

2. With whom had Buddy gone to his first dance in the ninth grade?
(a) Debbie Howington
(b) Leslie Cairns
(c) Cindy Dennedy
(d) Alice Currier

3. Who is the police chief who states that the investigation of Jane’s abduction and the suicide of her captor is continuing on the newscast in Part Two?
(a) Timmy Kearns
(b) Buddy Walker
(c) Randy Pierce
(d) Darrell Teague

4. How many days after his arrest for vandalism does Harry call Buddy and tell him that he will pick him up at 8:00 p.m.?
(a) 2
(b) 1
(c) 5
(d) 3

5. What are described in the end of Part Two as Jane’s “only moments of light and gladness—not gladness exactly but absence of sadness, perhaps”?
(a) Her visits with Artie
(b) Her visits with Buddy
(c) Her visits to Vaughn
(d) Her visits to Karen

Short Answer Questions

1. The day that Buddy falls “instantly and irrevocably in love with Jane Jerome” is a Friday in what month?

2. Karen’s room at the hospital is on what floor in Part Two?

3. Amos Dalton leads Jane to an overgrown lot that has a sign reading what in Part Two?

4. At what time does Marty tell Buddy the police came and arrested Harry the day before in Part Two?

5. Who calls Buddy as he’s still reeling from the news story about Jane’s abduction in Part Two?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the characters of Randy and Marty depicted in We All Fall Down? How do these characters differ from Buddy Walker?

2. What are the second and third examples in the novel of a character “falling down”?

3. What justifications does the author make for Buddy Walker’s behavior in the novel?

4. What similarities can be seen in the families of the four boys who vandalize the Jerome home in We All Fall Down?

5. How does the Avenger kill himself in Part Two? Why does he kill himself?

6. Who calls Jane to plead with her regarding Buddy in Part Two? What information is revealed in this phone call?

7. How does the concept of motivation tie into the themes seen in Part One of We All Fall Down?

8. How does Jane confront Buddy about his past after her abduction in Part Two? How does Buddy respond?

9. Who are the protagonists in the novel? How are these protagonists different?

10. What does the character of Harry Flowers represent symbolically in the novel?

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