Long Way Down Test Review

What statement BEST describes the point of view in Long Way Down?

• All knowing Narrator gives detailed accounts of thoughts and feelings of all characters.

• The limited narrated voice, whose identity is not revealed until the end of the novel, gives a detailed description of events that took place in the elevator.

• Will gives the reader a detailed and descriptive insight into his experience in the elevator and leading up to the elevator ride.

• None of the answers fit

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Will often describes his grief as _________.

• Overwhelming

• Confusing

• Physical pain

• Constant and dull

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

And my mom…

hanging over my

brother’s body

like a dimmed

light post.

The author uses this simile primarily to convey…

• a. Will’s mother grieved so much she is not herself.

• a. Will’s mother is scared.

• a. Will’s mother is not very smart.

• a. Will’s mother was expecting this.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Gunshots make everyone _______ and _______.

What two words complete this passage?

• a. run and hide

• a. deaf and blind

• a. angry and hateful

• a. scared and confused

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Will compares anagrams to ________.

• a. Brothers

• a. Friends

• a. Life and Death

• a. Fresh Starts

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

Where did Shawn store his gun?

• a. Under his pillow

• a. The offset dresser drawer

• a. In his closet

• a. Under his bed

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

How would Will describe Shawn?

• a. Shawn was a noble man who was at the wrong place at the wrong time.

• a. Shawn was not a good brother.

• a. Shawn’s activities and behaviors were not noble but he didn’t deserve what he got.

• a. Shawn was on his way to prison and everyone knew it.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How did Shawn and Will’s mother handle her grief?

• a. She went to a support group.

• a. She started an anti-gun movement.

• a. She drank alcohol.

• a. A, B, and C

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

How was Shawn viewed by his peers in the neighborhood?

• He was respected

• a. He was loved.

• a. Nobody liked him.

• a. He was misunderstood.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Carlson Riggs is portrayed as _________.

• fun

• ruthless

• kind

• mean

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6