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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the central idea of A Long Way Down
Revenge is always the best option when a loved one dies.
Gun violence should be stopped by creating stricter laws.
Often, seeking revenge creates a never-ending cycle of violence.
Will sees ghosts because he is crazy.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which line best supports the central idea that seeking revenge creates a never-ending cycle of violence.
"They weren't meant to be broken. They were meant for the broken to follow."
"If someone you love gets killed, find the person who killed them and kill them"
"Same letters, different words, somehow still make sense together, like brothers."
"But you ain't got it in you, Will, he said, cocky. Your brother did, but you- you don't."
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the purpose behind the following metaphor? "A dumb thing to say would've been to tell Buck how important that soap was. That it stopped Mom from scraping loose a river of wounds."
He compares the soap to a river to show how important it was to the mom's life.
He compares her eczema to a river to show how the disease and its wounds flowed throughout her skin.
He exaggerates the importance of the soap to justify why Shawn had to go to the store that day.
He gave the disease human characteristics to show how powerful it was.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What inference can we make about Will from the following line: "He asked me if I had even checked to see if the gun was loaded. I hadn't. And now almost shot myself trying to figure out how to."
Will is too ignorant about guns to use it properly.
WIll's brother had initiated him into the gang and given him the gun.
Will is likely to be successful in his attempt to shoot Riggs.
Will is too scared of the gun to use it properly.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What was Jason Reynold's purpose for writing A Long Way Down?
To encourage families to always have each other's backs--no matter what.
To discuss school shootings and their impact on American students.
To persuade readers to vote for stricter gun control laws.
To make readers think about the effect of gun violence on families and communities.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe protagonist of the story is named...BuckWillMarkShawn
- 7. Multiple ChoiceShawn's gun originally belonged to...WillDaniHis MotherBuck
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich character murdered Frick?WillMarkBuckShawn
- 9. Multiple ChoiceDirect Characterization isa comparison using like or asa specific description from the texta reference to something well knownan inference based on the text
- 10. Multiple Choice"Hanging over my brothers body LIKE a dimmed light post" is an example of...HyperboleMetaphorSimilePersonification
- 11. Multiple Choice"cops flashed lights in our faces and we all turned to stone" is...a similea hyperbolea metaphoran allusion
- 12. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: All of the people on the elevator are alive.TrueFalse
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an example of Man vs. Man conflict?Will's mother feeling guilty.Will deciding to murder his brother's killer.Uncle Mark selling items to buy a new camera.Will's dad actually murdering his brother's killer.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe last person Will meets on the elevator ishis brotherhis dadhis unclehis friend
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a rule?No CryingGet RevengeTell the police everythingNo snitching
- 16. Multiple Choice“The screams are always heard over everything. Even the sirens” is an example ofallusionhyperbolesimiletheme
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe beginning of the story where we meet the characters and setting is:ResolutionExpositionClimaxRising Action
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe story's conclusion is known as:ResolutionExpositionClimaxRising Action
- 19. Multiple Choice"Posters of Tupac and Biggie were on Shawn's wall" is an example ofalliterationallusionmetaphorsimile
- 20. Multiple Choice
What does it tell us about the kids in the neighborhood that they play with the crime scene tape the day after Shawn is killed?
They are used to violence.
They understand how serious the situation was.
They respect authority.
They are too poor to have toys.
- 21. Multiple Choice
Will wants to get revenge for ________________ death.
his mom's
his dad's
his brother's
his neighbor's
- 22. Multiple Choice
In the book, beef is
Will's favorite food.
a grudge.
slang for a gun.
Shawn's nickname.
- 23. Multiple Choice
Will enjoys
crossword puzzles.
anagrams
sudoku
math class
- 24. Multiple Choice
What was in Shawn's middle drawer?
cologne
a journal
a gun
photos of their father
- 25. Multiple Choice
Who are the people who cry for Shawn?
all his friends
his brother and mother
all the neighbors
the girls and women
- 26. Multiple Choice
In Will's neighborhood, crying is seen as
normal
weakness
loyalty
rude
- 27. Multiple Choice
Choose more than one answer: Gunshots make everybody become
deaf
blind
helpful
angry
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat would be an example of indirect characterization for Will?Shawn's brotherLoyalSon
- 29. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: Will's father killed the correct person.TrueFalse
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