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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 has Jane agreed to meet her mother at the mall when she accidentally runs into Buddy at the end of Part Two?
(a) Filene’s
(b) McDonald’s
(c) Tiffany’s
(d) Marshall’s

2. At what time does Marty tell Buddy the police came and arrested Harry the day before in Part Two?
(a) 5:00 p.m.
(b) 8:00 p.m.
(c) 4:00 p.m.
(d) 3:00 p.m.

3. How does Jane respond when the Avenger tells her that Buddy was one of the trashers in Part Two?
(a) She screams
(b) She kicks him
(c) She vomits
(d) She curses

4. Who is Jane’s favorite aunt that had given her a pearl earring she lost?
(a) Aunt Michelle
(b) Aunt Cassie
(c) Aunt Sarah
(d) Aunt Sam

5. Amos Dalton leads Jane to an overgrown lot that has a sign reading what in Part Two?
(a) Wanted Dead or Alive
(b) Loitering Prohibited
(c) Private Land – No Hunting
(d) Land for Sale

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time does Buddy wake up in his car outside the hospital after falling asleep while waiting for Jane to appear in the end of Part Two?

2. As Amos leads Jane to a remote lot in the neighborhood in Part Two, he tells her that who is in trouble?

3. How many days does Buddy spend sober after his confrontation with Jane about his drinking before he faces temptation by the bottle in the garage in Part Two?

4. 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”?

5. After Jane’s abduction and when the news crews begin harassing Jane and Amos for interviews, Amos’s family sweeps him off to relatives where in Part Two?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When and where does Jane encounter Buddy after their breakup in Part Two? How have Jane’s feelings changed at this point?

4. What is the principle reason for Jane’s feelings of isolation after the abduction in Part Two?

5. How are the value systems of the main characters presented in the novel?

6. How does the author delineate the strengths and weaknesses of his characters in We All Fall Down?

7. What is unexpected about the breakup of Jane and Buddy in Part Two?

8. How does Buddy learn of Jane’s abduction in Part Two? Where has Jane’s family gone by this time?

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

10. How is the character of the Avenger described as he entraps Jane in Part Two?

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