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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. After seeing Jane and Buddy kissing together in a store, the Avenger vows to do what?
(a) Tell Karen
(b) Tell Jane’s mother
(c) Tell Jane about Buddy
(d) Kill Jane

2. Who sleeps in the same room with Jane while her family is in seclusion after her abduction in Part Two?
(a) Artie Jerome
(b) Karen Jerome
(c) Marie Jerome
(d) Leslie Cairns

3. How is the restaurant described where Buddy meets his father in Part Two?
(a) One of those chains with knickknacks everywhere
(b) One of those tacky seafood bars
(c) One of those fancy steakhouses
(d) One of those brass-and-fern restaurants

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

5. Buddy’s mother tells him and his sister that she’s planning on taking a retreat for how long in the beginning of Part Two?
(a) 1 month
(b) 7 days
(c) 5 days
(d) 2 months

Short Answer Questions

1. What’s the name of the cologne that Buddy begins wearing after he and Jane have become a couple in Part Two?

2. How old is Jane’s abductor described as being on the newscast that Buddy watches in Part Two?

3. Who wrote, “In a real dark night of the soul it is always three o’clock in the morning”?

4. 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?

5. Buddy is in what class at his high school in Part Two?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is the Jerome family characterized in the novel? How does this family unit differ from others presented in the story?

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

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

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

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

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

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