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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. Buddy’s mother is described in Part One as working five days a week in what position in Wickburg?

2. How long ago does the narrator say Buddy got his driver’s license in Part One?

3. Where did Harry get the fireworks that he presents to Buddy and the gang in Part One?

4. What do Harry and his gang blow up outside of Wickburg with Harry’s fireworks in Part One?

5. How much weekly allowance does Buddy receive from his mother after his father has left the household in Part One?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the central questions that arise in the plot of We All Fall Down? How do these questions relate to the novel’s themes?

2. How is Buddy Walker’s descent into alcoholism described in Part One? What led Buddy to begin drinking?

3. At what time do the home invaders depart the Jerome home in the beginning of Part One? What damage is left in their wake?

4. Where does the Avenger spend much of his time trying to track down the vandals who destroyed the Jerome home in Part One? What impression does he have when he encounters Jane Jerome here?

5. How do the boys respond when Buddy expresses regret over the incident at the Jerome home during the vandalism in Part One?

6. How does the narrator describe Jane’s school friends in Part One? What color unites these girls?

7. What leads the Avenger to murdering his grandfather? How does he kill him?

8. How does Jane discover Buddy’s drinking in Part Two? How does she address the issue?

9. How does the Avenger cover up the murder of Vaughn Masterson?

10. What is significant about the setting of We All Fall Down in relation to the central topics addressed in the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the character called the Avenger in Part One. Where is the Avenger located at the time of the home invasion? Why is he located in this position? How does the Avenger respond to the home invasion? How do you envision this character?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the romance of Jane and Buddy in Part Two. Do you believe that each of these characters’ feelings are pure? Why or why not? Do you think that Jane is justified in ending their relationship once she learns the truth about Buddy’s past?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Jane Jerome in the story. How old is Jane? What preoccupies Jane in regard to her sister when her character is introduced? How do you relate to Jane’s character? How does Jane’s character evolve in the story?

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