Long Way Down

Name the type of figurative language found in the following quote: “Said he took the long way, turned pistol into poof, turned bang-bang into hush-hush” (Reynolds 215).

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

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Name the type of figurative language found in the following quote: “Cigarette smoke ain't supposed to be no wool blanket, ain't supposed to be no blizzard, no snowy TV” (Reynolds 150).

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

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Why did the author include the following simile in the novel: “Gunshots like firecrackers coming from everywhere” (Reynolds 131).

• The author is using a simile to create a story that is more emotional for the reader.

• The author is using the simile to make the story more interesting and relatable.

• The author is using figurative imagery to make the reader feel like they are “in the story”

• All of the above

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What rule does Will and Shawn break on the elevator?

• No crying

• No snitching

• Seek revenge

• He doesn’t break any rules

What time of day does Will plan on getting revenge and shooting Riggs?

• Late Evening

• Midnight

• Early Morning

• Early Afternoon

Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 theories that Will has for why Riggs is Shawn's killer?

• The Dark Suns had moved onto the street where Shawn worked and he needed to defend his turf.

• Will grew up watching crime shows, so he knows most of the time the murderer is someone the victim knows.

• Will has a “feeling” that it is Riggs who killed his brother because who else would it be?

• Will’s Uncle Buck told him that he saw the person who killed his brother and confirmed it was Riggs!

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Who is the first person Will encounters on the elevator?

• Riggs

• Buck

• Shawn

• Dani

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Based on the following piece of text evidence, what character trait would you give Will’s dad: “...my father looked at me with hollow eyes dancing somewhere between guilt and grief, which I couldn’t make sense of until my father admitted that he had killed the wrong guy” (Reynolds 218)?

• Stubborn

• Careless

• Determined

• Trustworthy

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How does the main character of your novel change by the end of the story?

• Will becomes hardened by the neighborhood and decides to avenge his brother’s death.

• Will is relieved that he will no longer have to follow the rules of the neighborhood.

• Will is torn on whether or not to follow the rules of the neighborhood.

• Will becomes depressed by the recent death of his brother, much like his mom.

Which of the following details the main conflict of Long Way Down?

• Will is internally struggling with whether or not to avenge his brother’s death

• After his brother’s murder, he is going to avenge his brother’s death by killing Riggs.

• Will is internally struggling with the lack of a role model due to his dad’s death.

• In the elevator, Will is harassed by the ghosts of his past.

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