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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. What doctor has prescribed sleeping pills for Jane when her family is in seclusion in Part Two?
2. What word from Part Two means moved to showing sudden emotion or irritation, especially over a trifling annoyance?
3. When Jane begins to shout at the Avenger as she’s tied to the chair in Part Two, he tells her, “Don’t yell—don’t scream. If you scream, I’ll have to do to you what I did to Vaughn Masterson and” whom?
4. 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?
5. With whom had Buddy gone to his first dance in the ninth grade?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the Jerome family characterized in the novel? How does this family unit differ from others presented in the story?
2. Who intercepts Jane and lures her to the abandoned lot in Part Two? How?
3. What revelation does the Avenger reveal to Jane as she is entrapped in Part Two? How does Jane respond?
4. What does the character of Harry Flowers represent symbolically in the novel?
5. How are the characters of Randy and Marty depicted in We All Fall Down? How do these characters differ from Buddy Walker?
6. How are the value systems of the main characters presented in the novel?
7. Describe the narrative point of view in We All Fall Down. In what ways is this narrative style sophisticated?
8. What justifications does the author make for Buddy Walker’s behavior in the novel?
9. How does the author characterize the relationship between Buddy and Jane prior to their breakup in the novel?
10. How does the concept of motivation tie into the themes seen in Part One of We All Fall Down?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze the characters of Patti Amarelli and Leslie Cairns in the novel. For how long has Jane been best friends with these two girls? How have they developed the motif of “pink” to unite them in their friendship? How does their friendship change in the course of the story?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the characters of Marty Sanders and Randy Pierce in the novel. How old are each of these characters? What is their relationship like to Harry Flowers? How do these characters relate to Buddy Walker?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the character of Harry Flowers in the novel. Where did Buddy first meet Harry? What is Harry’s family like? How would you define Harry’s actions, objectives, and obstacles in Part One?
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