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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. With whom had Buddy gone to his first dance in the ninth grade?
2. What month is it when Jane and Buddy run into one another at the mall after their breakup in Part Two?
3. 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?
4. Buddy’s father tells him as they have lunch at a restaurant in Part Two, “I’m not coming back. I don’t think your mother wants me back or would take me back. It’s like” what?
5. What doctor has prescribed sleeping pills for Jane when her family is in seclusion in Part Two?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who are the protagonists in the novel? How are these protagonists different?
2. How does Buddy’s fall at the mall stand out among examples of characters “falling down” in the novel?
3. How does the author characterize the relationship between Buddy and Jane prior to their breakup in the novel?
4. What revelation does the Avenger reveal to Jane as she is entrapped in Part Two? How does Jane respond?
5. How does Buddy learn of Jane’s abduction in Part Two? Where has Jane’s family gone by this time?
6. How does the concept of motivation tie into the themes seen in Part One of We All Fall Down?
7. How are the value systems of the main characters presented in the novel?
8. What similarities can be seen in the families of the four boys who vandalize the Jerome home in We All Fall Down?
9. What happens when Jane enters the abandoned shed at the empty lot in Part Two?
10. Where does Buddy meet his father in Part Two? What are Buddy’s impressions of his dad at this meeting?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Describe and discuss the controversies surrounding the works of Robert Cormier and his response to the criticism that We All Fall Down garnished after publication. How did the author defend his work? What are your thoughts on the banning of this book from libraries? On what grounds has the book been banned?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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