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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. Karen’s room at the hospital is on what floor in Part Two?
(a) Second
(b) Third
(c) Fourth
(d) Fifth

2. How long after their breakup do Jane and Buddy meet by accident at the mall in Part Two?
(a) 1 year
(b) 5 months
(c) 7 months
(d) 2 months

3. The Avenger tells Jane in Part Two, “The only person I ever loved was” whom?
(a) You
(b) My mother
(c) Your sister
(d) My grandmother

4. Why can the Avenger no longer spy on the Jerome family in Part Two?
(a) His ladder was stolen
(b) All the shrubbery and trees have been trimmed
(c) His mother won’t let him out at night
(d) He hurt his back trying to apprehend the vandals

5. What river do Jane and Buddy walk along holding hands in Part Two?
(a) The Grange River
(b) The Klamath River
(c) The Colorado River
(d) The Hudson River

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Jane to defend Buddy after the ordeal and their breakup in Part Two?

2. Where does Harry say he picked up Jane Jerome’s key when she dropped it in Part Two?

3. The narrator says in Part Two that Buddy did not learn of Jane’s ordeal with the Avenger until what time that night?

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

5. What is the name of the school that Buddy attends in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Buddy’s fall at the mall stand out among examples of characters “falling down” in the novel?

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

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

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

7. Where does the Avenger first spy Buddy and Jane together in Part Two? What is his response?

8. What does the character of the Avenger represent symbolically in the novel?

9. How does the author characterize the relationship between Buddy and Jane prior to their breakup in the novel?

10. What happens when Jane enters the abandoned shed at the empty lot in Part Two?

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