Long Way Down: Literary Elements and Comprehension

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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The lines from page 16, "hanging over my brother's body like a dimmed light post," are an example of which literary device?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Synecdoche

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From which narrative point-of-view is the story being told?

• Third person omniscient

• First person

• Second person limited

• Second person

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Pages 23, 24, and 25 serve a specific purpose for the reader through the inclusion of which specific literary element by Jason Reynolds?

• Imagery

• Persuasive Rhetoric

• Setting Establishment

• Plot Development

The simile, "Beef...gets inherited like a trunk of fool's gold or a treasure map leading to nowhere," from page 27 could best be described to mean which of the following?

• The grudges that are passed down through generations seem like they have value but in fact have none.

• The meat that is passed down through generations is similar to treasure but is fake.

• The ways generations pass things down to one another leads to fake treasure.

• The grudges that are passed down through generations are valuable.

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The mood that Jason Reynolds establishes on page 30 could best be described as which of the following?

• Sorrowful

• Jovial

• Humorous

• Hateful

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The imagery on page 60 is meant primarily to convey to the reader which of the following?

• Will's childlike behavior

• Will's deceptive ability

• Will's mother's night time routine

• Will's reflexes

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Based on the following quotes, what is that setting that Reynolds establishes for the story between pages 68-74?

"I stepped lightly over the creaky parts of the floor, trying not to wake her..." (p. 68)

"The yellow light that lined the hallway buzzed like the lightning bugs me and Shawn used to catch when we were kids." (p. 69)

"Seems like time stood still as I reached out and pushed the button." (p. 70)

"A guy got on,...Checked to make sure the L button was lit. Going down too." (p. 74)

• The elevator of Rigg's building

• The stairwell of Will's building

• The elevator of Will's building

• The hallway of Will's building

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On page 90, Buck's dialog has figurative meaning. What does he mean by "Your tail is showing."

• Will's shirt is untucked.

• Buck can see the gun.

• Will's pants are falling down.

• Buck can tell Will is scared.

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Using the context on pages 96 and 97, what does the word "rickety" mean?

• Shaky and unstable.

• Loud and irritating.

• Quick and reliable.

• Slick and well-maintained.

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