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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. When Buddy confronts Harry outside the school cafeteria, Harry tells him he doesn’t want to talk because they’re serving his favorite dish that day. What is it?
(a) Lasagna
(b) Chicken tenders
(c) Spaghetti
(d) Meatloaf

2. Where does Harry say he picked up Jane Jerome’s key when she dropped it in Part Two?
(a) At Jedson Park
(b) At school
(c) At church
(d) At the Mall

3. Who does Jane discover in the abandoned shack that Amos leads her to in Part Two?
(a) Artie Jerome
(b) Buddy Walker
(c) Mickey Stallings
(d) Leslie Cairns

4. Buddy first meets Jane’s parents when they encounter them on the street leaving what business in Part Two?
(a) A shoe store
(b) A candy store
(c) A video store
(d) A movie theater

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?
(a) California
(b) Mississippi
(c) Indiana
(d) Wyoming

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are Jane’s eyes described as in the novel?

2. What month is it when Jane and Buddy run into one another at the mall after their breakup in Part Two?

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

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

5. Why can the Avenger no longer spy on the Jerome family in Part Two?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who intercepts Jane and lures her to the abandoned lot in Part Two? How?

3. How is the family life of Harry Flowers characterized in We All Fall Down?

4. How does the character of the Avenger effectively insert suspense into the novel?

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

6. What revelation does the Avenger reveal to Jane as she is entrapped in Part Two? How does Jane respond?

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

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

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

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

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