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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who is the protagonist (main character) of Long Way Down?
Shawn
Will
Riggs
Jason
- 2. Multiple Choice
Who is the author of Long Way Down?
William Holloman
Walter Dean Myers
Jason Reynolds
Kwame Alexander
- 3. Multiple Choice
Who does Will think killed his bother?
Riggs
Shawn
Buck
Mark
- 4. Multiple Choice
Who said "when you walk in the nighttime, make sure the nighttime isn't walking into you."
Shawn
Will
Will's mom
Will's dad
- 5. Multiple Choice
What was significant about the middle drawer in Shawn's dresser?
It was broken on purpose to make it hard to open
It couldn't close, so you could always see what was inside
It was connected to the drawer below on the inside
It was missing out of the dresser
- 6. Multiple Choice
Where did Will get a gun from?
Shawn's dresser
Shawn's closet
Shawn's body
Shawn, before he died
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which is NOT one of "the rules?"
No crying
No snitching
Always get revenge
No violence
- 8. Multiple Choice
At this point in the book, what is Will's next move?
Go to Riggs's house and shoot him
Confront Riggs and ask if he was the one who killed Shawn
Ask everyone in the neighborhood who killed Shawn
Move on with his life and try to make Shawn proud
- 9. Multiple Choice
At the end of the first chapter, where is Will?
In the elevator in his apartment building, going down
In the lobby of Riggs's apartment building, waiting
On the sidewalk where Shawn was killed, thinking
Alone in his room, trying not to cry
- 10. Multiple Choice
Who did Will share a room with?
Shawn
Riggs
No one (he had his own room)
Uncle Mark
- 11. Multiple Choice
True or False: readers can infer that Shawn was involved in some bad stuff while he was still alive (crime, drugs, etc.)
True
False
- 12. Multiple Choice
True or False: Will knows for sure who killed Shawn.
True
False
- 13. Multiple Choice
True or False: Will was Shawn's older brother.
True
False
- 14. Multiple Choice
True or False: there is evidence in the book that Will's mom might be an alcoholic.
True
False
- 15. Multiple Choice
True or False: Will has been following all of "the rules" so far.
True
False
- 16. Multiple Choice
True or False: Will and Shawn invented "the rules."
True
False
- 17. Multiple Choice
Finish the following important quote from Long Way Down:
"The rules weren't meant to be broken. They were meant _____________________."
for the broken to follow
to create peace
to break people
for all of humanity
- 18. Multiple Choice
What other book / movie did the author of Long Way Down also write?
Miles Morales: Spiderman
The Crossover
The Runaways: Pride and Joy
Black Panther
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