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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. At what time does Buddy wake up in his car outside the hospital after falling asleep while waiting for Jane to appear in the end of Part Two?
(a) 10:20 a.m.
(b) 11:30 a.m.
(c) 10:00 a.m.
(d) 9:30 a.m.

2. Who does Buddy recall as the “love of his life sophomore year” in Part Two?
(a) Cindy Dennedy
(b) Alice Currier
(c) Debbie Howington
(d) Leslie Cairns

3. Amos Dalton leads Jane to an overgrown lot that has a sign reading what in Part Two?
(a) Private Land – No Hunting
(b) Land for Sale
(c) Loitering Prohibited
(d) Wanted Dead or Alive

4. The Avenger tells Jane in Part Two that he convinced Amos Dalton to help him by giving him what?
(a) $10 for books
(b) $20 for books
(c) $25 for candy
(d) $5 for books

5. How old is Jane’s abductor described as being on the newscast that Buddy watches in Part Two?
(a) 11
(b) 25
(c) 41
(d) 16

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Avenger commit suicide in Part Two?

2. 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?

3. Who sleeps in the same room with Jane while her family is in seclusion after her abduction in Part Two?

4. Buddy’s parents brought Buddy and his sister up in what religion?

5. Amos Dalton comes running up to Jane when she’s on her way home and pleads with her to come with him because there’s an emergency in Part Two. On his way, he drops his books. What is the title of one of the books Amos drops?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does the Avenger first spy Buddy and Jane together in Part Two? What is his response?

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

4. How is the character of the Avenger described as he entraps Jane in Part Two?

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

6. When and where does Jane encounter Buddy after their breakup in Part Two? How have Jane’s feelings changed at this point?

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

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

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

10. How are the value systems of the main characters presented in the novel?

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