"Long Way Down" Reading Checkpoint #1

What happened to Will's older brother Shawn?

• He was in a fatal car accident

• He was shot and killed

• Nothing has happened to Shawn yet

• Shawn was shot and is in critical condition in the ICU

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What was with Will when Shawn was shot?

• Tony

• Buck

• Leticia

• Will and Shawn's mother

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Will compared the experience of losing his brother to what kind of natural disaster?

• A hurricane

• A tornado

• A flood

• An earthquake

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

According to Will, who “screams” after someone is killed?

• Moms

• girlfriends

• daughters

• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Screams are always heard over the _____

• Cries

• Sirens

• People

• Chatter

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Gunshots make everybody

• Deaf and blind

• Scared and jumpy

• Alert and ready

• Run and hide

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The night that Shawn died, what was off?

• Shawn and Will's bedroom

• The neighborhood

• The moon

• The stars

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Blood soaking into a T-shirt, blue jeans, and boots looks a lot like

• The dead sea (ocean)

• Chocolate syrup

• A crime scene

• Black tar

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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

According to Will, which of the following are against the rules?

• No crying

• No snitching

• Seek revenge if someone you love gets killed

• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Shawn store his gun?

• In the middle drawer

• In his waistband

• Under his pillow

• In the closet

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2