Long Way Down Review

What is this an example of?:

"He was known around here for being as loud as police sirens" (Reynolds 50).

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

• rhyme

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is this an example of?:

"...a backbone built for him by the bite of his block boys..." (Reynolds 55).

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

• rhyme

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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."

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

"cops flashed lights in our faces and we all turned to stone" is...

• a simile
• a hyperbole
• a metaphor
• an allusion 

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

“The ground definitely opened up and ate me” is an example of...

• idiom
• allusion
• simile 
• personification 

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who does Will say killed Shawn?

• Jason Reynolds

• Buck

• The darkness in the night

• Carlson Riggs

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

True or False: Mikey (Pop) killed the correct person.

• True

• False

Which character murdered Frick? 

• Will
• Mark
• Buck
• Shawn

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Which character likes to play basketball and showed loyalty to Shawn? (Will's Friend)

• Marcus

• Buck

• Tony

• Dani