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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Avenger first sees Jane and Buddy together, he is standing on Main Street in front of what store in Part Two?

2. Who taps on Buddy’s car window when he awakens in the parking lot at the hospital in Part Two?

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

4. What boy does Jane recall having had a crush on “who played the lead in the school’s abbreviated version of Grease” in Part Two?

5. What is the name of the bum that Buddy uses to buy him liquor?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Buddy meet his father in Part Two? What are Buddy’s impressions of his dad at this meeting?

3. Describe the narrative point of view in We All Fall Down. In what ways is this narrative style sophisticated?

4. What does Mr. Jerome represent symbolically in We All Fall Down?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character of Buddy Walker in the novel. How old is Buddy? What is Buddy’s family like? How does Buddy’s family compare with the Jerome family? How does Buddy evolve as a character throughout the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of deceptive appearances in We All Fall Down. How is this theme illustrated through the characters of Buddy Walker and the Avenger? Do the characters in the novel that have hidden identities get revealed? What do you think the author’s statement is regarding deception in the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

How does the theme of isolation apply to the main characters in the story? How has Jane’s sense of isolation increased since the trashing of her home? How does this theme apply to Buddy? How does it apply to Karen Jerome? How does it relate to the Avenger?

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